On the Trail of Robert Service (On the Trail of) - Softcover

Lockhart, G. W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0946487243 ISBN 13: 9780946487240

Publisher: Luath Press Ltd., 1991

Synopsis

To many, the Scottish bank clerk who became the Bard of the Yukon is a figure solely associated with the Klondike. Lockhart reveals Service's vagabond years in North America, and his later travels in Tahiti and Russia as well as his response to success.

About this title

Review:

The story of a man who ... wrote verse for those who wouldn't be seen dead reading poetry. - Scots Independent

About the Author:

G Wallace Lockhart, an expert on Scottish traditional folk music and dance, is the author of Highland Balls & Village Halls and Fiddles & Folk. His relish for a well-told tale in popular vernacular led him to fall in love with the verse of Robert Service and write his biography. He and his band Quern have created a musical presentation of Service's life which has been performed many times, including at the 1990 event commemorating the memory of Service in Brittany, and at the 1998 Klondike Centenary Conference at the Edinburgh University School of Canadian Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Luath Press Ltd.
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0946487243
• ISBN 13: 9780946487240
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186