Rhymes of a Western Logger: The Collected Poems of Robert Swanson Signed

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pp. 192, Signed by the author on the title page, with a foreword by Howard White, “These rollicking ballads and poems come from the great oral tradition of BC woodsmen during the first half of this century – when real men not only read poetry but wrote it and recited it and bought it. Robert Swanson, once known as the “Bard of the Woods,” is one of many men who knows and loves BC coast bunkhouse ballads, but he is one of a very few who has written them down. In the 1940s, when he was a forestry safety inspector travelling from camp to camp, he was also selling his little books, which sold some 80,000 copies in all. Now the complete works are back again, in one attractive volume.”

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ISBN 155017066X
Number of pages 192
Original Title Rhymes of a Western Logger Signed
Published Date 1992
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Maderia park
Edition First Edition
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pp. 192, Signed by the author on the title page, with a foreword by Howard White, “These rollicking ballads and poems come from the great oral tradition of BC woodsmen during the first half of this century – when real men not only read poetry but wrote it and recited it and bought it. Robert Swanson, once known as the “Bard of the Woods,” is one of many men who knows and loves BC coast bunkhouse ballads, but he is one of a very few who has written them down. In the 1940s, when he was a forestry safety inspector travelling from camp to camp, he was also selling his little books, which sold some 80,000 copies in all. Now the complete works are back again, in one attractive volume.”

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Weight 1.1 kg