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Samuel Hall Young

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in Butler, Pennsylvania, The United States

September 12, 1847

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Samuel Hall Young graduated from the University of Wooster in Ohio and the Western Theological Seminary in Allegheny, Pennsylvania and was ordained by the Presbyterian Church. He went to Fort Wrangel, Alaska as a missionary and explorer, organized the first Protestant Church in Alaska, held pastorates in California, Illinois, Iowa, and Ohio and was later sent to the Klondike. In 1879 and again in 1880 he accompanied John Muir when he discovered Glacier Bay, Alaska. During a mountain climb near Glendora on the Stikine River, he almost fell to his death after dislocating both arms and was only saved from a narrow ledge when John Muir pulled him to safety with his teeth. In 1904, he established the First Presbyterian Church in the new town of ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 188 ratings · 23 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Alaska Days with John Muir 4.15 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 1915 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Book of Strife in the Form of a Diary of an Old Soul 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hall Young of Alaska: The Mushing Parson by Samuel Hall Young, John A. Marquis (Introduction) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures in Alaska really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1919 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Klondike Clan: A Tale of the Great Stampede liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wilderness Meditations: Alaska: An extra-large print book of classic spiritual poetry – plus coloring pages by Samuel Hall Young, Dr. Celia Ross 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Industrial Curiosities; Glances Here and There in the World of Labour 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alaska Days With John Muir: A memoir of glaciers, climbs, and reverence for the wild 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	“Collector’s Edition” The Klondike Clan: A Tale of the Great Stampede 1916 [Premium Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean...

[John Muir to Samuel Hall Young]”
― Samuel Hall Young, Alaska Days With John Muir

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