A review by dinsdale
Stickeen by John Muir

4.0

John Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist who is known as the "Father of the National Parks". He was born in Dunbar, Scotland (been there) and his family emigrated to Portage, Wisconsin (been there) when he was eleven years old. Stickeen, available for free in the public domain, recounts Muir's exploration of an Alaskan glacier with a funny little dog named Stickeen and the hair-raising predicament they ultimately find themselves in. The dog's name "Stickeen" refers to a tribe of Indians who adopted him as a pup.

This is a wonderful short story I would recommend to anyone who likes a quick adventure or loves dogs, or both. It was a fun compliment to the book I just read, Two in the Far North.