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By Robert W. Service. A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou.
Analysis (ai): In "The Shooting of Dan McGrew", Robert W. Service paints a vivid scene of a barroom brawl, exploring themes of loneliness, despair, and betrayal. The poem's haunting melody and evocative imagery transport the reader to the icy landscapes of the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.
The tale takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of the late 1890s. It tells of three characters: Dan McGrew, a rough-neck prospector; McGrew's sweetheart Lou, a formidable pioneer woman; and a mysterious, weather-worn stranger who wanders into the saloon where the former are among a crowd of drinkers.
Robert W. Service's "The Shooting of Dan McGrew", a free-use public domain recording by Glen Hallstrom, courtesy of LibriVox: https://librivox.org/LibriVox i...
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Feb 17, 2021 · The Shooting of Dan McGrew is a narrative poem by Robert Service. Listen to Ivan's virtual retelling of this great poem.
Set in Dawson City after the Gold Rush, a crazed rough-looking miner enters a saloon and falls for “the lady who’s known as Lou”, who happens to be “Dangerous Dan Mcgrew’s” lady friend. After rage builds the two men end in a western style shootout, with the only winner being greedy Lou herself.
The Shooting of Dan McGrew. A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou.
Feb 20, 2016 · THE SHOOTING OF DAN McGREW. A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. When out of the night, which was fifty below, and into ...
Dan McGrew, watching fearfully this thing that had come to pass through his machinations, leaped, and stood, and caught the fainting woman as she fell. He remained motionless there for a full [131] minute, with the lifeless body in his arms.
