BOOKS by Robert Service

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1	Rhymes of a Red cross man more books like this by Robert W. Service Robert W. Service (1874-1958) was a Canadian poet best known for his poems about the Canadian North. Service came to Canada when he was 21 hoping to become a cowboy. Instead he ended up working in a bank in the Yukon Territory. "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" made him famous. During World War 1 he was an ambulance ... see all copies from $2.12! new only from $10.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The spell of the Yukon more books like this by Robert W. Service One said: Thy life is thine to make or mar, To flicker feebly, or to soar, a star; It lies with thee -- the choice is thine, is thine, To hit the ties or drive thy auto-car. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Best of Robert Service more books like this by Robert Service 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Ballads of a Cheechako more books like this by Robert W Service BALLADS OF A CHEECHAKO ROBERT W. SERVICE - To the Man of the High North MY rhymes are rough, and often in my rhyming Ive drifted, silver-sailed, on seas of dream, Hearing afar the bells of Elfland chiming, Seeing the groves of Arcadie agleam. I was the thrall of Beauty that rejoices From peak snow-diademed to regal star Yet to mine aerie ever ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.51! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Collected Poems of Robert Service more books like this by Robert Service see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.92! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Lenin: A Biography more books like this by Robert Service Lenin's politics continue to reverberate around the world even after the end of the USSR. His name elicits revulsion and reverence, yet Lenin the man remains largely a mystery. This biography shows us Lenin as we have never seen him, in his full complexity as revolutionary, political leader, thinker, and private person. Born Vladimir Ilyich ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.34! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Best Tales of the Yukon: Including the Classic "Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" more books like this by Robert W Service, Tam Mossman (Preface by) 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, ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.32! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Cremation of Sam McGee more books like this by Robert W Service Originally a bank teller, Robert Services' life changed when he found himself transferred to Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory. Like everybody else, Service was smitten by the gold rush. Only Service mined words, not gold, and within five years was famous as the poet who had captured the essence of the fever, the adventure, the men, and the women. ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $13.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Stalin: A Biography more books like this by Robert Service Overthrowing the conventional image of Stalin as an uneducated political administrator inexplicably transformed into a pathological killer, Robert Service reveals a more complex and fascinating story behind this notorious twentieth-century figure. Drawing on unexplored archives and personal testimonies gathered from across Russia and Georgia, this ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $14.47! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Songs of a Sourdough more books like this by Robert W W Service Songs Of A Sourdough" is Robert Service at his best!. This is nature poetry at its finest. Here the Bard Of The Yukon use picture words that place the reader right in the Yukon of old. As you read you can see the stranger stagger in to the Malamute saloon and feel the fifty below gush of air until he closes the door behind him. You will hear him ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert W Service A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Best of Robert Service: Illustrated Edition more books like this by Robert W Service A deluxe edition of the works of Service, with stunning period photographs of the Yukon territory he immortalized through his incomparable verses. Photos are from the famed Kinsey collection, taken in the 1890s during the height of the Klondike gold rush. see all copies from $5.21! new only from $28.99! \| first editions
13 view cover	Rhymes of a rolling stone more books like this by Robert W W Service Robert W. Service (1874-1958) was a Canadian poet best known for his poems about the Canadian North. Service came to Canada when he was 21 hoping to become a cowboy. Instead he ended up working in a bank in the Yukon Territory. "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" made him famous. During World War 1 he was an ambulance ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $10.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	Exploring Our Living Planet more books like this by Jonathan B. Tourtellot (Editor), National Geographic Book Service, Robert D. Ballard see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Clash of Cultures: Fort Bowie and the Chiricahua Apaches more books like this by Robert M Utley Relates the history of the Apache Indians and of the Apache Wars of the 1800's. The Apache Wars ended with the surrender of their leader Geronimo. The parts played by Apaches Geronimo and Cochise, United States Army officers, Oliver Otis Howard, George Crook, and Nelson A. Miles, and many others are given in the narrative. Today the ruins of Fort ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Comrades!: A History of World Communism more books like this by Robert Service Almost two decades after the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the USSR, leading historian Robert Service examines the history of communism throughout the world. "Comrades " moves from Marx and Lenin to Mao and Castro and beyond to trace communism from its beginnings to the present day. Offering vivid portraits of the protagonists and ... see all copies from $24.85! new only from $24.85! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Little Bighorn Battlefield: A History and Guide to the Battle of Little Bighorn: Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana more books like this by Robert M Utley, National Park Service (U S ) (Producer) Tells the story of Custer's last stand against the Indians in the Sioux War of 1876. Includes maps and photos. Also recounts the history of how that battlefield became a national monument and its importance to Americans today and in the past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $72.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	A History of Modern Russia more books like this by Robert Service Russia had an extraordinary twentieth century, undergoing upheaval and transformation. Updating his acclaimed "History of Twentieth-Century Russia" through 2002, Robert Service provides a panoramic perspective on a country whose Soviet past encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror, and two world wars. He shows how seven decades of communist ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $21.19! \| SVS
19 view cover	Ballads of a Bohemian more books like this by Robert W Service 1921. Service, the celebrated bard of the Yukon, is most remembered for his tales of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, The Cremation of Sam McGee, The Harpy, The Spell of the Yukon. During WWI he worked as a stretcher bearer and ambulance driver with the Ambulance Corps of the American Red Cross. The Contents of this volume are divided into the ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Founders and Frontiersmen: Historic Places Commemorating Early Nationhood and the Westward Movement, 1783-1828 more books like this by National Park Service, Robert G Ferris (Editor), George B Hartzog (Foreword by) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.40! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana more books like this by Robert Marshall Utley, United States. National Park Service, Custer National Cemetery (Mont.) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Shooting of Dan McGrew more books like this by Robert William Service After being transferred to Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory, Service was smitten by the gold fever of the great Klondike gold rush. Only Service mined words, not gold, and within five years was famous as the poet who had captured the essence of the fever, the adventure, the men, and the women. The magic of the words is beautifully captured by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
23	Idiot's delight more books like this by Robert E. Sherwood see all copies from $3.29! new only from $6.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Russian Revolution 1900-1927 more books like this by Robert Service This book is an up-to-date analysis of the Russian Revolution, its origins and its consequences. Robert Service has gathered together a mass of information from both Western and Russian sources and condensed it in an easily accessible fashion. For this third edition, he has added a brief survey of the historical literature in order to introduce ... see all copies from $3.61! new only from $20.75! \| SVS
25 view cover	Best Tales of the Yukon more books like this by Robert W Service A comprehensive edition with all of the classic works, from The Spell of the Yukon to Ballads of a Cheechako, by the masterful yarn-spinner who chronicled the Klondike gold rush and the savage beauty of the Frozen North. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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