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Alaska Days With John Muir
Samuel Hall Young, a Presbyterian clergyman, met John Muir when the great naturalist's steamboat docked at Fort Wrangell, in southeastern Alaska, where Young was a missionary to the Stickeen Indians. In Alaska Days with John Muir he describes this 1879 meeting: "A hearty grip of the hand and we seemed to coalesce in a friendship which, to me at least, has been one of the very best things in a life full of blessings." This book, first published in 1915, describes two journeys of discovery taken in company with Muir in 1879 and 1880. Despite the pleas of his missionary colleagues that he not risk life and limb with "that wild Muir," Young accompanied Muir in the exploration of Glacier Bay. Upon Muir's return to Alaska in 1880, they traveled together and mapped the inside route to Sitka. Young describes Muir's ability to "slide" up glaciers, the broad Scotch he used when he was enjoying himself, and his natural affinity for Indian wisdom and theistic religion. From the gripping account of their near?disastrous ascent of Glenora Peak to Young's perspective on Muir's famous dog story "Stickeen," Alaska Days is an engaging record of a friendship grounded in the shared wonders of Alaska's wild landscapes.
The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek; Or, Fighting the Sheep Herders
This is Willard F. Baker's 1923 Western novel for children, "The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek". Part of "The Boy Ranchers" series, it centres around the exciting adventures of a young rancher-cum-detective in the American Old West. This novel is sure to inspire the minds of young readers today as it did when first published, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of classic Western literature. Other novels by this author include: "Bob Dexter And The Beacon Beach Mystery" (1925), "Bob Dexter And The Aeroplane Mystery" (1930), and "The Boy Ranchers On The Trail" (1921). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of Western fiction.
The Boy Ranchers; Or, Solving the Mystery at Diamond X
"The Boy Ranchers" is a Western novel by author Willard F. Baker. This is the first book in Baker's "The Boy Ranchers" series, which centres around the exploits of a young boy with a proclivity for detective work in the American Old West. A charming tale of mystery and adventure, "The Boy Ranchers" is ideal bedtime reading and would make for a fantastic addition to any family collection. Other novels by this author include: "Bob Dexter And The Beacon Beach Mystery" (1925), "Bob Dexter And The Aeroplane Mystery" (1930), and "The Boy Ranchers On The Trail" (1921). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of Western fiction. This book was first published in 1921.