THE PANTHER AMONG THE ICEBERGS.
THE
LAND OF DESOLATION:
BEING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF
OBSERVATION AND ADVENTURE IN
GREENLAND.
By ISAAC I. HAYES, M.D.,
GOLD MEDALIST OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, LONDON, AND OF THE
SOCIÉTÉ DE GÉOGRAPHIE, PARIS; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETIES OF BERLIN AND OF ITALY; AUTHOR OF “THE OPEN POLAR SEA,”
“AN ARCTIC BOAT JOURNEY,” “CAST AWAY IN THE COLD,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1872.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by
Harper & Brothers,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Persons Represented.
- An Artist in search of the picturesque.
- An Assistant given to caricature.
- A Photographer, called “Colonel.”
- Another, who was “Major.”
- A Professor who made collections.
- A Prince who enjoyed himself.
- A great Hunter.
- A roaring, tearing tar of a Captain.
- A Mate with an inquiring turn of mind.
- A Sagaman who made history.
- A Parson.
- The Belle of a Ball in seal-skin pantaloons.
- Other Ladies in the same condition.
- Also a Boat’s Crew.
- Parliamentarians who smelled fishy.
- Others equally agreeable.
- The northernmost White Man and his family.
- Numerous Governors.
- Officers and Sailors unlimited.
- A Raven.
- An Antiquarian.
- A Witch.
- A Doctor.
- Two Enemies, called “Cook” and “Steward.”
- A Cabin-boy who woke up once.
- Ladies from Denmark.
- A great many other People.
- Dogs, Polar Bears, and other Animals.
- A Devil’s Thumb.