Stickeen: An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier

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Stickeen: An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier
AuthorJohn Muir
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

"Stickeen: An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier" (1897) is a short memoir by American naturalist John Muir. It is about a trip he took in Alaska (1880) with a dog named Stickeen and their outing together on a glacier. It is one of Muir's best-known writings, and is now considered a classic dog story.[a]

It was first published in

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine in September 1897 (V. 54, No. 5), under the title "An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier".[a] The editor cut out parts of the original manuscript so Muir attempted a reconstruction when it was republished in expanded book form in 1909 as Stickeen.[a] A slightly shortened version of the 1909 edition was published in his 1915 Travels in Alaska.[a] Ronald Limbaugh's book, John Muir's "Stickeen" and the Lessons of Nature (1996) reconstructs the original manuscript submitted by Muir in 1897.[a]
Many later editions were printed throughout the 20th century that included artwork, children's adaptions, audio, music and video.

Muir felt it was the hardest thing he ever tried to write.[a] Muir saw Stickeen as "the herald of a new gospel" adding "in all my wild walks, seldom have I had a more definite or useful message to bring back." [a]

Editions and adaptions

"An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier"
Century Magazine, 1897
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  • Alaska Stories (video). W. Claud Thompson.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Winston Tharp (2011). An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier (audio). Vol. 021. LibriVox. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff (2003). John Muir and Stickeen: an Alaskan Adventure (Children's picture book). Illustrated by Karl Swanson. Millbrook Press.
  • Ronald H. Limbaugh (1996). John Muir's "Stickeen" and the Lessons of Nature. University of Alaska Press.
  • Bill Oliver (2000). Me and Stickeen (music). Dawn Publications. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Sue Anderson (2008). Stickeen (audio). LibriVox.
  • Lee Stetson (1988). Stickeen (audio). Wild Productions.
  • Garth Gilchrist. Stickeen and John Muir's Other Animal Adventures (audio).
  • Donnell Rubay. Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog (Children's picture book). Illustrated by Christopher Canyon. Dawn Publications.
  • Lee Salisbury. Stickeen: John Muir's Classic Tale (audio). Haven Books Audio.
  • Gerald Pelrine (ed.). The Tale of Stickeen (audio). John Muir Association. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

References

  1. "Stickeen - John Muir's Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier". Sierra Club. Retrieved September 8, 2012.

External links

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