The cruise of the Corwin : journal of the Arctic expedition of 1881 in search of De Long and the Jeanette

This book is part of the Natural History Collection, a book collection which supports the James Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World. Includes photographs by E.S. Curtis and E.W. Nelson. Edited by William Frederic Badé. Includes appendices: 1. The glaciation of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Muir, John, 1838-1914.
Other Authors: Badé, William Frederic, 1871-1936.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houghton Mifflin 1917
Subjects:
Corwin (Ship)
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration
Alaska > Discovery and exploration
DeLong
George W
Jeanette (Ship)
Arctic
Bering Sea
Herald Island
Plover Bay
St Michael
Barrow
Chukchi
eskimo*
Point Barrow
Subarctic
Tundra
Alaska
walrus*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10605/240
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Summary:This book is part of the Natural History Collection, a book collection which supports the James Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World. Includes photographs by E.S. Curtis and E.W. Nelson. Edited by William Frederic Badé. Includes appendices: 1. The glaciation of the Arctic and subarctic regions visited during the cruise; 2. Botanical notes. Unalaska and the Aleuts -- Among the islands of Bering Sea -- Siberian adventures -- In peril from the pack -- A Chukchi orator -- Eskimos and walrus -- At Plover Bay and St. Michael -- Return of the search party -- Villages of the dead -- Glimpses of Alaskan tundra -- Caribou and a native fair -- Zigzags among the polar pack -- First ascent of Herald Island -- Approaching a mysterious land -- The landof the white bear -- Tragedies of the whaling fleet -- Meeting the Point Barrow Expedition -- A Siberean reindeer herd -- Turned back by storms and ice -- Homeward-bound.

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