Report of the Cruise of the U.S. Revenue Steamer Thomas Corwin, in the Arctic Ocean, 1881.The Executive Documents of the Senate of the United States for the First Session of the Forty-eight Congress.

Large 4to, leather, spine labels, illustrated with tissue guards, 147 pp. Spine very worn, and with some extremity wear, hinges a little weak, paper label pasted to front and rear covers advising the book to be returned to the Senate Library. Rubber stamp on front endpaper, tape repair to front endpaper, endpapers with some tears and browning along margins, a couple of tissue guards with minor folds; otherwise internal contents bright and clean. Hooper (1842-1900) was one of eight commanders of the Corwin, which was named after Thomas Corwin, who was the 20th Secretary of the Treasury. The Corwin was 227 tones, and was completed in 1877. She continued service until 1900. The Corwin spent much of her time cruising the waters of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, and spent much of her time enforcing fishing regulations and custom laws, which included the prevention of liquor sales to Native Americans. The work contains illustrations of the Corwin and Wrangel Island, and early photographs of Native American people from that area. uscg military history website.