Stickeen: An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier
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Stickeen (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.[1]
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".[1] 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.[1] A slightly shortened version of the 1909 edition was published in his 1915 Travels in Alaska.[1] Ronald Limbaugh's book, John Muir's "Stickeen" and the Lessons of Nature (1996) reconstructs the original manuscript submitted by Muir in 1897.[1] 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.[1] 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." [1]
Editions and adaptions
- John Muir's "Stickeen" and the Lessons of Nature, by Ronald H. Limbaugh. University of Alaska Press, 1996
- Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog, as re-told by Donnell Rubay, Illustrated by Christopher Canyon. Children's picture book. Dawn Publications
- John Muir and Stickeen: an Alaskan Adventure, by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff, Illustrated by Karl Swanson. Children's picture book. The Millbrook Press, 2003
- (audio) Gerald Pelrine Presents "The Tale of Stickeen", included on the John Muir Tribute CD published by the John Muir Association
- (audio) "Stickeen," performed by Lee Stetson, Wild Productions, 1988
- (audio) "Stickeen: John Muir's Classic Tale", performed by Lee Salisbury. Haven Books Audio
- (audio) "Stickeen and John Muir's Other Animal Adventures", performed by Storyteller Garth Gilchrist. Dawn Publications, 2000
- (audio) "Stickeen", performed by Sue Anderson. LibriVox (2008)
- (audio) "An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier", performed by Winston Tharp. LibriVox "Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 021" (2011)
- (music) "Me and Stickeen" by Bill Oliver on the album 'Friend of the River'
- (video) "Alaska Stories", VHS. Written and narrated by W. Claud Thompson.
References
External links
- Stickeen at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated)
- Stickeen at Project Gutenberg (plain text and HTML)
- "An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier", The Century Magazine (V. 54, No. 5, Sept. 1897)
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Stickeen public domain audiobook at LibriVox