Robert William Service is celebrated as a poet of the North, whose work evokes the wild beauty and rugged life of the Klondike. Inspired by the landscape and local tales, Service captured the spirit of adventure and the era. His poetry, often characterized by a strong rhythm and vivid imagery, draws readers into the world of the gold rush and untamed wilderness. His distinctive style and thematic focus have cemented his legacy in Northern literature.
This new and revised edition of poems about the men and women of the North features the most loved ballads by Robert Service, and is illustrated with lively art by Marilen Van Nimwegen. While living in Whitehorse, Robert Service wrote The Cremation of Sam McGee, and other well-known poems. He wrote and published into his mid-eighties. He was quoted as saying, I just go for a walk and come back with a poem in my pocket.
Focusing on the Russian Revolution, the narrative explores the contrasting perspectives of key figures like Tsar Nicholas II, Alexander Kerensky, and Lenin, alongside the voices of ordinary citizens. Robert Service examines how the Tsar's decision to enter World War I sowed the seeds of revolution, leading to the rise of a totalitarian regime. Through vivid storytelling and revisionist insights, he highlights the complex interplay of political power and the aspirations of workers and peasants, revealing the tumultuous journey of Russia from war to civil unrest.
The great historian of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Russia returns with an enthralling revisionist history of the Russian Revolution.
Robert Service, an adventurous poet and storyteller, captures the essence of the Canadian wilderness and the American West through his vivid verse. This collection features his renowned works, including "Songs of a Sourdough" and "Ballads of a Cheechako," showcasing his talent for rhythmic ballads that transport readers into tales of cowboys, gold prospectors, and the beauty of nature. Inspired by his travels and experiences, Service's writing blends romanticism with the rugged realities of life in the wild, inviting readers to immerse themselves in his imaginative world.
Celebrated for his vivid portrayals of the Canadian North, Robert W. Service's poetry captures the rugged spirit and challenges of frontier life. His journey from aspiring cowboy to bank worker in the Yukon shaped his rich storytelling. This collection features iconic works like "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee," alongside other evocative poems that explore themes of nature, hardship, and the human experience. Service's unique voice and narrative style resonate through each piece, reflecting his experiences during and after World War I.
The "common man's poet" and "Canadian Kipling" recounts tales from the Klondike gold rush in this compilation of 34 of his best verses. Poems include "The Cremation of Sam McGee," "The Call of the Wild," "The Heart of the Sourdough," "The Shooting of Dan McGrew," and other memorable storytelling verses.
"Although Trotsky's followers clung to the stubborn view of him as a pure revolutionary and a powerful intellect unjustly hounded into exile by Stalin, the reality is very different. This illuminating portrait of the man and his legacy sets the record straight."--]cPublisher description.
The early years of Bolshevik rule were marked by dynamic interaction between Russia and the West. These years of civil war in Russia were years when the West strove to understand the new communist regime while also seeking to undermine it. Meanwhile, the Bolsheviks tried to spread their revolution across Europe at the same time they were seeking trade agreements that might revive their collapsing economy. This book tells the story of these complex interactions in detail, revealing that revolutionary Russia was shaped not only by Lenin and Trotsky, but by an extraordinary miscellany of people: spies and commissars, certainly, but also diplomats, reporters, and dissidents, as well as intellectuals, opportunistic businessmen, and casual travelers. This is the story of these characters: everyone from the ineffectual but perfectly positioned Somerset Maugham to vain writers and revolutionary sympathizers whose love affairs were as dangerous as their politics. Through this sharply observed exposé of conflicting loyalties, we get a very vivid sense of how diverse the shades of Western and Eastern political opinion were during these years.