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Vagabond of Verse: Robert Service
Book by MacKay, James A.
416 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1995
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James A. MacKay
150 books14 followersAlso credited as "James MacKay" or "James Alexander MacKay".
Dr. James Alexander MacKay was a prolific Scottish writer and philatelist whose reputation was damaged by a criminal conviction for theft and repeated accusations of plagiarism. In an obituary by John Holman, Editor of the British Philatelic Bulletin, Mackay was described as a "philatelic writer without equal". Mackay's output was broad.
Dr. James Alexander MacKay was a prolific Scottish writer and philatelist whose reputation was damaged by a criminal conviction for theft and repeated accusations of plagiarism. In an obituary by John Holman, Editor of the British Philatelic Bulletin, Mackay was described as a "philatelic writer without equal". Mackay's output was broad.
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July 27, 2019
I read the first 180 pages of the 415 page biography. I read about Services childhood, early years as a vagabond in Canada and the USA and of his 4 years in the Yukon. While in the Yukon he worked as a teller at CIBC in Whitehorse. He was a loner, spent his spare hours walking in the bush, and other spare hours writing poetry. He was a prolific writer.
I enjoyed the pages I read. The biography was well researched, very detailed, and provided a very interesting read. I read it just prior to going to the Yukon on a short vacation.
I enjoyed the pages I read. The biography was well researched, very detailed, and provided a very interesting read. I read it just prior to going to the Yukon on a short vacation.
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