1926 THE ADVENTURE of WRANGEL ISLAND illustrated ANTIQUE

THE ADVENTURE of WRANGEL ISLAND 

by Stefánsson, Vilhjalmur

With the Collaboration of John Irvine Knight, Upon the Diary of Whose Son, Errol Lorne Knight,
the Narrative is Mainly Based.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1926

FIRST EDITION

Illustrated

416pp.

Frontis. Group portrait (including Ada Blackjack), 33 plates, maps (1 folding with colour).


Original cloth, gilt title to the spine

Very good interior, some wear of the binding

An account of the attempt to colonize Wrangel Island (1921-23), on behalf of the Canadian and British governments.
The expedition resulted in four tragic deaths due to a lack of sufficient winter supplies, passive secession of the islands to Russia, and a controversy that dogged Stefánsson for the rest of his life.
[Miss] Ada Blackjack, an Inuit woman, was the sole survivor.

 Size 6 by 9"

Text in English
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