Selections from Ballads of a Cheechako

About this film

Librivox recording of Selections from "Ballads of a Cheechako" by Robert W. Service. Read by Heidi Preuss. These twelve poems are taken from Ballads of a Cheechako , Robert W. Service's third book of Yukon poems, published in 1909. The word Cheechako, from Chinook Jargon, originated in the United States (Alaska) and Canada (Yukon) and was imported into local English during the Yukon gold rush that began in 1896. Cheechako, is a non derogatory word meaning "newcomer" or "tenderfoot." The derivation looks something like this: "chee" new "cha" come "ko" home. (summary by Heidi Preuss) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org . Download M4B(38mb)

Directors & creators

Robert W. Service

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; poetry; cheechako; Alaska; Yukon gold rush; Canada;

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