Alaska Days with John Muir by Smuel Hall Young

This is the journal of Samuel Hall Young organized into a book. Samuel Hall Young was a missionary adventurer to the coastal tribes of Alaska during the 1800's. He also has written some other books about his experiences as a missionary in Alaska's interior, and I would also recommend reading those books as well. Young's writing style is easy to read and I found myself wanting to just read the whole thing in one sitting. I have never been to Alaska, but I can say I have been there in my mind with Samuel Hall Young. Not only is this book about Young's relationship with John Muir, but portions of it read like a prayer, in fact some of Young's poems are prayers. Its an interesting perspective not only on Alaska during its early years of exploration, but its also an interesting perspective of John Muir as a man who not only loved nature, but who recognized the natural world as God's creation and something to look upon with wonder.

Other titles by Samuel Hall Young:
Adventures in Alaska, The Mushing Parson, The Klondike Clan

Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island

Treasure Island. I just finished this about a week ago and surprisingly enough this was the first time I had read it. It was a very easy read and as expected, full of adventure and excitement. I won't go into the storyline too much since most people hopefully are unlike me and have already read Treasure Island. I will say that Robert Louis Stevenson gets right to it as far as action goes and it really doesn't let up for the duration of the novel. It is a constant battle between good and evil. Good and evil are sometimes blurred as the characters are forced to make some tough decisions and Long John Silver especially tries to play both sides. The sins of drunkenness and murder are clearly portrayed in their true light when observing the pirate crew throughout the voyage.
If you like this type of adventure novel I would recommend the Sackett novels by Louis L'amour beginning with Sackett's Land. It too is full of swashbuckling adventures.