Canadian History Ehx on Nostr: On this day in 1874, Robert Service was born. In 1900, he moved to Whitehorse to work ...
On this day in 1874, Robert Service was born.
In 1900, he moved to Whitehorse to work as a bank clerk.
It was in the Yukon he wrote The Shooting of Dan McGrew and The Cremation of Sam McGee.
His poetry compilation, Songs of a Sourdough, earned him the name Bard of the Yukon.
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