Stickeen: An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier
1897 essay by John Muir
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"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.[1]
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| Author | John Muir |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication place | United States |
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
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- Muir, John (September 1897). "An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier". Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. 54 (5): 769–776.
- Alaska Stories (video). Narrated by W. Claud Thompson.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier. Short Nonfiction Collection (audio). Vol. 21. Narrated by Winston Tharpe. LibriVox. 2011.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Koehler-Pentacoff, Elizabeth (2003). John Muir and Stickeen: an Alaskan Adventure (Children's picture book). Illustrated by Karl Swanson. Millbrook Press.
- Oliver, Bill (2000). "Me and Stickeen". Friend of the River (music). Dawn Publications.
- Stickeen (audio). Narrated by Sue Anderson. LibriVox. 2008.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Stickeen (audio). Narrated by Lee Stetson. Wild Productions. 1988.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Stickeen and John Muir's Other Animal Adventures (audio). Narrated by Garth Gilchrist. Gilchrist.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Rubay, Donnell. Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog (Children's picture book). Illustrated by Christopher Canyon. Dawn Publications.
- Stickeen: John Muir's Classic Tale (audio). Narrated by Lee Salisbury. Haven Books Audio.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - The Tale of Stickeen (audio). Narrated by Gerald Pelrine. John Muir Association.
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