The Open Polar Sea: A Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery Towards the North Pole

This is a presentation copy of Isaac Israel Hayes's account of his 1860-1861 Arctic expedition, published in 1867. Bound in period custom leather, it details Hayes's voyage aboard the schooner United States, his claims of reaching the farthest north land at the time, and his observations on the possibility of an open polar sea. The book includes illustrations and draws upon Hayes's diaries and other primary sources.

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  • HAYES, DR. ISAAC ISRAEL

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