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Koko: King of the Arctic Trail
Koko, King of the Arctic Trail, joins his daring young master, Kris Cory, north of the Arctic Circle in a desperate adventure involving a blazing plain, a pack of starving wolves, an Eskimo girl who prayed, a faithful missionary doctor. Each was a part of the adventure which made Koko the King of the Arctic Trail and the hero of an exciting Arctic rescue adventure.
87 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1947
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About the author
Basil Miller
351 books12 followersBasil William Miller was born in Laconia, Indiana, February 26, 1897. He moved with his family to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1905, and nine years later entered a small Christian college in Greenville, Texas, to earn A.B. and B.D. degrees.
After pastoring churches in Oklahoma, he was called to teach at Pasadena College in California. He married Esther Kirk and they had four children. He earned a master’s degree at the University of Southern California and five more graduate degrees—the M.A., S.T.M., Th.M., S.T.D., and Ph.D.—were earned while he was holding pastorates in San Diego, Pittsburgh, New York City, San Antonio, and Pasadena.
In 1939, Dr. Miller was involved in a serious car accident and suffered a severe concussion which kept him bedridden for a year and partially incapacitated for the next four. Then, in 1947, he suffered a heart attack. During his convalescence he began his writing career and, over a period of 35 years, produced 200 books and thousands of articles for Christian publications.
Two wartime biographies caused a publishing sensation. Martin Niemoeller: Hero of the Concentration Camp appeared in 1942 while the German pastor was still confined in Dachau. The other bookk was Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. The Chinese leaders were at the height of their popularity and the book generated more prepublication orders than any previous Zondervan title. Some 950,000 Basil Miller books were in print by mid-1951. He had published 136 titles by 1955 and his final count probably tops 150.
Until his death on May 7, 1978, at the age of 81, he was “driven almost beyond endurance with the knowledge that there is so much to do, and so little that I can accomplish.”
After pastoring churches in Oklahoma, he was called to teach at Pasadena College in California. He married Esther Kirk and they had four children. He earned a master’s degree at the University of Southern California and five more graduate degrees—the M.A., S.T.M., Th.M., S.T.D., and Ph.D.—were earned while he was holding pastorates in San Diego, Pittsburgh, New York City, San Antonio, and Pasadena.
In 1939, Dr. Miller was involved in a serious car accident and suffered a severe concussion which kept him bedridden for a year and partially incapacitated for the next four. Then, in 1947, he suffered a heart attack. During his convalescence he began his writing career and, over a period of 35 years, produced 200 books and thousands of articles for Christian publications.
Two wartime biographies caused a publishing sensation. Martin Niemoeller: Hero of the Concentration Camp appeared in 1942 while the German pastor was still confined in Dachau. The other bookk was Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek. The Chinese leaders were at the height of their popularity and the book generated more prepublication orders than any previous Zondervan title. Some 950,000 Basil Miller books were in print by mid-1951. He had published 136 titles by 1955 and his final count probably tops 150.
Until his death on May 7, 1978, at the age of 81, he was “driven almost beyond endurance with the knowledge that there is so much to do, and so little that I can accomplish.”
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February 9, 2023
This book, published in 1947, is typical of the adventure yarns in the artic with one big difference, it is VERY RELIGIOUS. I don't believe any two pages went without praying or quoting scripture. I get it, if I was trying to survive in a blizzard, much less try to fly a plane in it, I would be praying a whole lot too. And I get it in that I think people are better off with God in their life. If you are not expecting that a book will have so much references to Christianity, or don't prefer that, than it can be a bit jarring. As a Christian I didn't mind it. I like to think that God answers prayers and helps to save us.
There is a lot going on as Kris Cory and his dog Koko try to save a Missionary doctor and a tribe of Eskimos from a plague. For those who like a quick read, or for a younger that would probably be good. For me things go by a little too fast to really feel enough emotion. Overall though I enjoyed the story.
One other thing I found interesting is that at a point or two he uses a walkie talkie and a headphone on Koko to direct him. I know the military dogs do that now, but interesting to read of the concept from the 1940's.
Some quibbles I had with the book: hard for me to get into an attack by a pack of wolves knowing what we know about wolf behavior now. Also while Koko is good and of course saves the day, 6 other dogs probably met an untimely death and was not treated as much attention as seems like there should be.
There are other books to continue this series but I won't go out of my way to get them as there are other classic old books better out there.
There is a lot going on as Kris Cory and his dog Koko try to save a Missionary doctor and a tribe of Eskimos from a plague. For those who like a quick read, or for a younger that would probably be good. For me things go by a little too fast to really feel enough emotion. Overall though I enjoyed the story.
One other thing I found interesting is that at a point or two he uses a walkie talkie and a headphone on Koko to direct him. I know the military dogs do that now, but interesting to read of the concept from the 1940's.
Some quibbles I had with the book: hard for me to get into an attack by a pack of wolves knowing what we know about wolf behavior now. Also while Koko is good and of course saves the day, 6 other dogs probably met an untimely death and was not treated as much attention as seems like there should be.
There are other books to continue this series but I won't go out of my way to get them as there are other classic old books better out there.
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