Inspirational Books
Below are some books that I have found inspirational - please Email me if you have any other suggestions as I am always looking for a new book to read. joe@sundogmedia.com
Bijaboji
North to Alaska by Oar by Betty Lowman Carey,
Betty Lowman was 22 years old in June 1937 when she climbed into her beloved red dugout canoe, Bijaboji, and set out on a journey from Puget Sound to Alaska. Traversing some of the most treacherous waters on earth, the journey would have been a risky act for an extreme adventurer in any era; for a young woman in the conservative 1930s, it was a venture of almost unimaginable daring.
Threes a Crew - Kathrene Pinkerton
From 1924 to 1931, Kathrene Pinkerton cruised the waters of British Columbia with her husband and daughter. Their exploration of sunny islands and winding inlets is told with humor and charm.
Marveling at the natural beauty and visiting with fishermen, loggers and homesteaders they thoroughly enjoyed the timeless nature of life in the Inside Pasage.
The Curve of Time - By M. Wylie Blanchet
a fascinating story of a mother and her five children who cruised the coastal waters of British Columbia summer after summer in the 1920s and 1930s. Muriel Wylie Blanchet, a young widow tells a timeless tale of exciting adventures face-to-face with bears, whales, fog, and rough seas. She practiced the fine art of motherhood while serving as skipper, navigator and engineer on their twenty-five foot boat.
Wild At Heart - John Eldredge
If Christian men are going to change from a pitiful, wimpy bunch of “really nice guys” to men who are made in the image of God, they must reexamine their preconceptions about who God is and recover their true “wild” hearts, writes bestselling author John Eldredge in Wild at Heart: Discovering a Life of Passion, Freedom, and Adventure. Eldredge throws down the gauntlet–men are bored; they fear risk, they refuse to pay attention to their deepest desires. He challenges Christian men to return to authentic masculinity without resorting to a “macho man” mentality.
- Others by John -Way of the wilder heart, Waking The Dead
Exploring Southeast Alaska - Dixon Entrance to Skagway - Don Douglas & Reanne Hemingway -Douglas
Dixon Entrance to Skagway ; Details to Every Harbor and Cove : Itineraries of the Inside Passage San Juan Islands to Glacier Bay (Paperback) -
Cruise of the Blue Flujin – Ken Wise
Story of a historical canoe trip of more than fifty years ago by four Californians, along British Columbia and Alaska’s Inside Passage, over White Pass and down the Yukon River.
Depression Bums - Ken Wise
In 1934 while America is immersed in the Great Depression, two young men set out to find their country and themselves. With “Little money, no jobs and nothing better to do” Ken Wise and his friend Ercel Hart jouneyed 2000 miles by bicycle, 1200 miles on a cattle train and 1500 miles by canoe.
Dove - by Robin L. Graham
In 1965, sixteen year old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in his twenty-four foot sloop, the Lapworth 24, Dove. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he had accomplished what few had dared to attempt.That journey was well documented in the pages of National Geographic Magazine, and later in Graham’s own book, “Dove”.
Sailing Around The World - Joshua Slocum
Captain Joshua Slocum’s solo circumnavigation aboard the 37-foot sloop SPRAY in 1895 stands as one of the greatest sea adventures of all time. This classic account of his 46,000-mile voyage continues to enjoy immense popularity all around the world.
Dory Story - (children’s book) Danny, a young boy fascinated by the ocean, decides to take a small boat out into the ocean for a little adventure. As he rows farther and farther away from shore, he gets a glimpse of how the food chain.
A Voyage in a Dory - From Sitka to Tacoma By Oars, Sail & Tow Rope - R.N. DeArmond
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - C.S. Lewis
Narnia … where anything can happen (and most often does) … and where the adventure begins.
The Dawn Treader is the first ship Narnia has seen in centuries. King Caspian has built it for his first voyage to find the seven lords, good men whom his evil uncle Miraz banished when he usurped the throne. The journey takes Edmund, Lucy, their cousin Eustace, and Caspian to the Eastern Islands, beyond the Silver Sea, toward Aslan’s country at the End of the World.
Longitude - The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time - Dava Sobel
The thorniest scientific problem of the eighteenth century was how to determine longitude. Many thousands of lives had been lost at sea over the centuries due to the inability to determine an east-west position. This is the engrossing story of the clockmaker, John “Longitude” Harrison, who solved the problem that Newton and Galileo had failed to conquer, yet claimed only half the promised rich reward.
Adrift - Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea - Steven Callahan
Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan’s dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. “Utterly absorbing” (Newsweek), Adrift is a must-have for any adventure library.
Kayaking the Inside Passage - a paddlers guide from Olympia Washington to Muir Glacier, Alaska - Robert Miller
A comprehensive guide for sea kayakers to the challenging 1,300-mile paddling trip from Olympia, Washington, past Vancouver Island, to Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska provides a definitive guide to the region’s historical background and natural wonders, suggested equipment, recommended proficiency requirements, and more.
Yet to read:
River Horse - A Voyage Across America - William Least Heat-Moon
Sailing to Simplicity