The First Landing on Wrangel Island With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants

"The First Landing on Wrangel Island" by Irving C. Rosse is a gripping recollection of a late 19th-century voyage that recounts the initial successful landing on Wrangel Island, led by the author aboard the US Revenue steamer, "Corwin." This book unveils the adventures of exploring uncharted Arctic lands, capturing the unique wildlife, and noting the native people discovered during their travels. Rosse brings to life the hurdles the ship's crew faced as they battled wild weather and fields of ice to finally set foot on Wrangel Island in August of 1881. He paints the island's rough beauty and rare animal life, such as polar bears and many kinds of birds, and the plant samples gathered. Rosse also thinks about the ways and lives of the local Eskimo people, giving observations about how they look, their ways of life, and how they act in their community. This book offers a rare look into a world that had not been seen by many and also tells of the human spirit of exploration and the diverse cultures of the Arctic.