Isaac Israel Hayes
Edited by Tristan Abbey
Description
The long-lost Christmas and adventure story, printed nearly 150 years ago, by the legendary Arctic explorer Isaac Israel Hayes
PRAISE FOR ISAAC ISRAEL HAYES
“A gentleman known not only to New York but to the whole world, and honored wherever modest merit and heroic sense of duty and unflagging devotion to science are recognized and prized…” — New York Times
“He tells his narrative as he may have told it first to eager listeners at the fireside.” — The Spectator
“[His] heroism and endurance are of no common order.” — Athenaeum
Isaac Israel Hayes was a giant of geography, exploration, and science, hailed and eventually eulogized on both sides of the Atlantic. Ironically, though he is most famous for exploring the Arctic and writing widely about his polar travels to places like Greenland, his most deeply held theory—that there existed an “open” sea at the North Pole—was wrong. Even in error his greatness left its mark, earning Hayes gold medals from geographic societies in both Britain and France.
Among his many books chronicling his travels—and the climate, flora, fauna, and people he encountered along the way—is a little-known short story published by Scribner’s Monthly in January 1871 under the name “I. I. Hayes,” likely obscuring it from the searchlights of later bibliographers. This is a charming tale of a young man who searches for a mysterious “Goblin” in a land reminiscent of Greenland. Faced with pressures of ambition, romance, and fate, he gets more than he bargained for.
Presented here for the first time in some 150 years, packed with illustrations from the reports of Hayes’ Arctic travels as well as the original drawings, select footnotes, and a new glossary for the modern reader—The Goblin of the Ice, the perfect adventure for a cold winter day.
Details
Pages: 97
Publisher: Science Venerable Press
Publication Date: December 2, 2023
Trim Size: 5.25 x 8.0 in
ISBN: 978-1-959976-03-5
Author Bio
Isaac Israel Hayes (1832-1881) explored the Arctic extensively, earning gold medals from British and French geographical societies, and wrote and lectured extensively about his experiences. He also served as a medical doctor for the Union Army in the Civil War and a member of the New York State Assembly.
