The Cremation of Sam McGee

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"The Cremation of Sam McGee" is among the most famous of Robert W. Service's poems. It was published in 1907 in Songs of a Sourdough. (A "sourdough", in this sense, is a resident of the Yukon.)[1] It concerns the cremation of a prospector who freezes to death near Lake Laberge[2] (spelled "Lebarge" by Service), Yukon, Canada, as told by the man who cremates him.

  1. ^ "Definition of "sourdough"". Dictionary.com. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "Lake Laberge, Yukon". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved March 29, 2011. Lake Laberge is best known for the poem written by Robert Service, entitled "The Cremation of Sam McGee".