Subject: Arctic regions

This book recounts Dr. Isaac Israel Hayes's experiences as surgeon on the Second Grinnell Arctic Expedition in 1854. It also includes proceedings from scientific societies regarding his proposed Arctic expedition. Published as a first edition, the book draws upon Hayes's family papers, diaries, and other unpublished primary sources, offering a detailed account of his Arctic explorations, his contributions to Arctic discovery, and his later work as a Civil War surgeon and New York State politician. The book includes illustrations.

This book, published in 1871, recounts Dr. Isaac Israel Hayes's Arctic expedition to Greenland in 1869. The 357-page illustrated volume details his observations and adventures during the expedition. Hayes's narrative draws upon his family papers and diaries, along with other unpublished primary sources. The book is described as offering insight into the adventurous spirit of 19th-century America.

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.