John Muir

The Cruise of the Corwin (eBook, ePUB)

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

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

John Muir agreed in 1881 to sail aboard the Corwin, whose fruitless mission it was to search for the missing scientific research vessel 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 civilized South.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781941821367
• Artikelnr.: 49549541

Autorenporträt

John Muir (21 April 1838 - 24 December 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction I. Unalaska and the Aleuts II. Among the Islands of Bering Sea
III. Siberian Adventures IV. In Peril from the Pack V. A Chukchi Orator VI.
Eskimos and Walrus VII. At Plover Bay and St. Michael VIII. Return of the
Search Party IX. Villages of the Dead X. Glimpses of Alaskan Tundra XI.
Caribou and a Native Fair XII. Zigzags among the Polar Pack XIII. First
Ascent of Herald Island XIV. Approaching a Mysterious Land XV. The Land of
the White Bear XVI. Tragedies of the Whaling Fleet XVII. Meeting the Point
Barrow Expedition XVIII. A Siberian Reindeer Herd XIX. Turned back by
Storms and Ice XX. Homeward-Bound APPENDIX I. The Glaciation of the Arctic
and Subarctic Regions visited during the Cruise II. Botanical Notes