Audiobook

Cruise of the Corwin

"The Cruise of the Corwin is John Muir's account of a voyage he took in 1881 on the steamer Thomas Corwin, which set sail from San Francisco for arctic waters off the coast of Alaska in search of the Jeannette, a ship tragically lost two years before. The Jeannette was never found, but Muir's notes convey the excitement of exploring far and little-known horizons -- climbing frozen mountains, sketching glaciers, examining rare flora, discovering Wrangell Island off the coast of Siberia and claiming it for the United States, observing polar bears, seal, walrus, whale, and reindeer, describing Inuet culture, exploring the wind-swept islands of the Bering sea and investigating a "village of the dead," where whole clans perished of starvation in the unforgiving landscape. Pieced together by Muir's literary executor, William F. Bade, from newspaper correspondence, published scientific articles, and unpublished journals after Muir's death in 1914 -- a vivid account of the last stretches of the American frontier." (Summary by Michele Fry)

Year of Publication: 1917Genres: Exploration

Running Time: 07 hours 10 minutes 12 seconds(21 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Mark Harrington

#	Chapter Name
	Introduction Mark Harrington	41:37
	I. Unalaska and the Aleuts Mark Harrington	25:46
	II. Among the Islands of Bering Sea Mark Harrington	20:13
	III. Siberian Adventures Mark Harrington	23:05
	IV. In Peril from the Pack Mark Harrington	13:20
	V. A Chukchi Orator Mark Harrington	16:51
	VI. Eskimos and Walrus Mark Harrington	16:12
	VII. At Plover Bay and St. Michael Mark Harrington	22:25
	VIII. Return of the Search Party Mark Harrington	23:40
	IX. Villages of the Dead Mark Harrington	21:45
	X. Glimpses of Alaskan Tundra Mark Harrington	23:14
	XI. Caribou and a Native Fair Mark Harrington	19:54
	XII. Zigzags among the Polar Pack Mark Harrington	20:16
	XIII. First Ascent of Herald Island Mark Harrington	15:56
	XIV. Approaching a Mysterious Land Mark Harrington	17:46
	XV. The Land of the White Bear Mark Harrington	25:03
	XVI. Tragedies of the Whaling Fleet Mark Harrington	22:03
	XVII. Meeting the Point Barrow Expedition Mark Harrington	14:18
	XVIII. A Siberian Reindeer Herd Mark Harrington	20:04
	XIX. Turned Back by Storms and Ice Mark Harrington	12:44
	XX. Homeward Bound Mark Harrington	14:00