The Cruise of the Corwin
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The Cruise of the Corwin

Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in search of De Long and the Jeannette

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The Cruise of the Corwin

Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in search of De Long and the Jeannette

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"John Muir was certainly as concerned for the potential loss of marvelous arctic cultures as he was for our continent's vanishing wilderness. In this sense, THE CRUISE OF THE CORWIN truly deserves our attention, especially in light of all that is happening in the Arctic today." –Richard Fleck

John Muir agreed in 1881 to sail aboard the Corwin, whose fruitless mission it was to search for the missing scientific research vessel USS Jeannette, which itself became icebound while exploring the distant and mysterious Wrangell Land in the higher latitudes of the Arctic. This cruise would afford Muir the opportunity to examine evidence of glaciation along the arctic coastlines of Siberia and Alaska and the harmonious lifestyle of Inuits and Chukchis, which was in the midst of disruption from the intrusions of the South.

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Publisher
WestWinds Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781941821367
Topic
Histoire
Subtopic
Histoire du 19ème siècle

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Illustrations
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction
  8. I. Unalaska and the Aleuts
  9. II. Among the Islands of Bering Sea
  10. III. Siberian Adventures
  11. IV. In Peril from the Pack
  12. V. A Chukchi Orator
  13. VI. Eskimos and Walrus
  14. VII. At Plover Bay and St. Michael
  15. VIII. Return of the Search Party
  16. IX. Villages of the Dead
  17. X. Glimpses of Alaskan Tundra
  18. XI. Caribou and a Native Fair
  19. XII. Zigzags among the Polar Pack
  20. XIII. First Ascent of Herald Island
  21. XIV. Approaching a Mysterious Land
  22. XV. The Land of the White Bear
  23. XVI. Tragedies of the Whaling Fleet
  24. XVII. Meeting the Point Barrow Expedition
  25. XVIII. A Siberian Reindeer Herd
  26. XIX. Turned back by Storms and Ice
  27. XX. Homeward-Bound
  28. Appendix