The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service

"The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service" by Marvin Dana and Robert W. Service

Robert William Service was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called «the Bard of the Yukon» which is the setting of the poem «The Shooting of Dan McGrew.» The tale takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of the late 1890s. It tells of three characters: Dan McGrew, «Lou», and a mysterious, weather-worn stranger who wanders into the saloon where the former are among a crowd of drinkers. Dana took this adventure and expanded on it much t the delight of readers.