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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)

Year of Publication: 1909Genres: Poetry

Running Time: 1 hour 12 minutes 08 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	To the Man of the High North Heidi Preuss	1:48
2	Men of the High North Heidi Preuss	3:31
3	The Ballad of the Northern Lights Heidi Preuss	17:19
4	The Ballad of The Black Fox Skin Heidi Preuss	10:28
5	The Ballad of Pious Pete Heidi Preuss	7:55
6	The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill Heidi Preuss	7:05
7	The Ballad of One-Eyed Mike Heidi Preuss	5:32
8	My Friends Heidi Preuss	3:52
9	The Wood-Cutter Heidi Preuss	4:54
10	The Song of the Mouth-Organ Heidi Preuss	4:53
11	The Trail of Ninety-Eight Heidi Preuss	10:43
12	The Ballad of Gum-Boot Ben Heidi Preuss	4:51