{"product_id":"the-open-polar-sea-a-narrative-of-a-voyage-of-discovery-towards-the-north-pole-in-the-schooner-united-states-paperback-9781108049863","title":"The Open Polar Sea; A Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole, in the Schooner United States (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108049863","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Open Polar Sea\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole, in the Schooner United States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplorer Dr Isaac Israel Hayes' account of his search for the mythical Open Polar Sea, first published in 1866.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIsaac Israel Hayes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108049863, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e502 pages, 110 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Open Polar Sea was one of the most prevalent myths of nineteenth-century Arctic exploration. Several explorers had hypothesised a stretch of ice-free sea between Greenland and the North Pole, and several expeditions set out in search of it. One of these was planned and led by Isaac Israel Hayes (1832–81), an American physician and explorer. This account of the expedition, first published in 1866, was compiled from his journals. Having left Boston in a small schooner so overloaded with equipment that a passenger could lean over the deck rail and touch the sea, Hayes and his crew almost faced shipwreck off Nova Scotia and regularly saw their cabins flooded on their way to Greenland, where, in calmer weather, they encountered the first palatial ice floes. Written for the general reader rather than for scientific purposes, this book still serves as an accessible, entertaining guide to the voyage.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Leaving Boston\u003cbr\u003e 2. Passage to the Greenland coast\u003cbr\u003e 3. The colony of Proven\u003cbr\u003e 4. Upernavik\u003cbr\u003e 5. Among the icebergs\u003cbr\u003e 6. Entering Melville Bay\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hans and his family\u003cbr\u003e 8. Our winter harbor\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sunset\u003cbr\u003e 10. Journey on the glacier\u003cbr\u003e 11. Important results of the recent journey\u003cbr\u003e 12. My cabin\u003cbr\u003e 13. Increasing darkness\u003cbr\u003e 14. Midwinter\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Arctic midnight\u003cbr\u003e 16. The New Year\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Arctic night\u003cbr\u003e 18. Prolonged absence of Mr Sonntag\u003cbr\u003e 19. Sonntag\u003cbr\u003e 20. Looking for the sun\u003cbr\u003e 21. Sunrise\u003cbr\u003e 22. Spring twilight\u003cbr\u003e 23. Kalutunah returns\u003cbr\u003e 24. Starting on my first journey\u003cbr\u003e 25. Sending forward supplies\u003cbr\u003e 26. The first day's journey\u003cbr\u003e 27. The storm continues\u003cbr\u003e 28. The difficulties multiplying\u003cbr\u003e 29. The main party sent back\u003cbr\u003e 30. The prospect ahead\u003cbr\u003e 31. A new start\u003cbr\u003e 32. The open Polar Sea\u003cbr\u003e 33. On board the schooner\u003cbr\u003e 34. Inspection of the schooner\u003cbr\u003e 35. The Arctic spring\u003cbr\u003e 36. The Arctic summer\u003cbr\u003e 37. Leaving Port Foulke\u003cbr\u003e 38. Leaving Smith Sound\u003cbr\u003e 39. Homeward bound.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266092912920,"sku":"9781108049863","price":34.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108049863i_2698f5a9-c678-48b4-b80a-50ff3205cf91.jpg?v=1696746994","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-open-polar-sea-a-narrative-of-a-voyage-of-discovery-towards-the-north-pole-in-the-schooner-united-states-paperback-9781108049863","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}