Polar Hayes: The Life and Contributions of Isaac Israel Hayes, M.D., Memors, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 262)

by Douglas Wamsley

In the mid-19th century, Dr. Isaac Israel Hayes was a member of the Amer. arctic expedition under the command of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane in search of the lost British explorer Sir John Franklin. Through his own hard fought experiences, combined with the knowledge learned from Polar Eskimos, he successfully influenced the course of Arctic discovery. As an elected politician in New York State during its Gilded Age, Hayes served the 'public good' for a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871692627
• ISBN13: 9780871692627
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 574 Pages