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Best Tales Yukon Pb
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Best Tales Yukon Pb
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Service R
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:160 | Dimensions(mm): Height 230,Width 154 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780762414598
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Classifications | Dewey:811.52 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Running Press,U.S.
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Imprint |
Running Press Adult
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Publication Date |
1 January 2003 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In 1904, the Canadian Bank of Commerce transferred teller Robert W. Service to the Yukon Territory. Soon, he was famous as the poet who chronicled the Klondike gold rush and the savage beauty of the frozen north. His tales of hard-bitten propectors and sourdoughs in "The Land God Forgot" make vivid, exciting reading. Here are all the brawling, colourful characters that Service immortalized, including One-Eyed Mike, Dangerous Dan McGrew, Pious Pete, Blasphemous Bill - and, of course, the lady known as Lou.
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