Selections from Ballads of a Cheechako
These twelve poems are taken from Ballads of a Cheechako which was 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)
Genre(s): Poetry
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | To the Man of the High North | Heidi Preuss |
00:01:48 |
| Play 02 | Men of the High North | Heidi Preuss |
00:03:31 |
| Play 03 | The Ballad of the Northern Lights | Heidi Preuss |
00:17:19 |
| Play 04 | The Ballad of The Black Fox Skin | Heidi Preuss |
00:10:28 |
| Play 05 | The Ballad of Pious Pete | Heidi Preuss |
00:07:55 |
| Play 06 | The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill | Heidi Preuss |
00:07:05 |
| Play 07 | The Ballad of One-Eyed Mike | Heidi Preuss |
00:05:32 |
| Play 08 | My Friends | Heidi Preuss |
00:03:52 |
| Play 09 | The Wood-Cutter | Heidi Preuss |
00:04:54 |
| Play 10 | The Song of the Mouth-Organ | Heidi Preuss |
00:04:53 |
| Play 11 | The Trail of Ninety-Eight | Heidi Preuss |
00:10:43 |
| Play 12 | The Ballad of Gum-Boot Ben | Heidi Preuss |
00:04:51 |