For glory, not gold : expeditions through Arctic lands 1818-1876 / Hubert Sagnières ; Arctic exploration advisers Mike Beedell and Éric Brossier ; foreword Paul Nicklen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sagnières, Hubert, 1955- author.

Contributor:

Beedell, Mike, 1956- contributor.

Brossier, Eric, 1969- contributor.

Nicklen, Paul, writer of foreword.

Standardized Title:

Là où le temps et la glace sont les seuls maîtres. English.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Arctic peoples--19th century.

Arctic peoples.

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--19th century.

Arctic regions.

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration.

Arctic Regions.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

399 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 33 cm

Edition:

English-language edition.

Place of Publication:

Paris : Editions Flammarion, [2025]

Summary:

"For Glory, Not Gold recounts a gripping tale of nineteenth-century exploration in the Arctic -- a realm where only ice and time held dominion. Beautifully illustrated, with artwork by the explorers themselves, it retraces the journeys of ten remarkable navigators, all of them fascinated by the elusive Northwest Passage -- that perilous maritime route so long concealed by the ice-bound waters between Europe and Asia. The book relives the everyday existence of such famous British explorers as Sir Edward Parry and Sir John Franklin, leader of a lost expedition that inspired sailors far and wide to join in the search for his missing crews. Among them were Dr. John Rae and Sir Leopold McClintock, but also American adventurers Dr. Elisha Kent Kane and Charles Fancis Hall, whose death remains a mystery more than 150 years later. Trapped in the ice for months on end, it was largely thaks to the wisdom and generosity of the Inuit -- resilient masters of Arctic survival -- that these men lived to tell their tale. Replete with previously unpublished documents and maps, For Glory, Not Gold brings to life a land at the crossroads of dreams and science, where adventure lies around every icy corner. A tribute to pioneering polar exploration, this book also gives shape to the enduring mythos of the Arctic." -- From back cover.

Contents:

Foreword / Paul Nicklen

Through their words, art, and images / Hubert Sagnières

Arctic voyages of discovery before 1818

Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855)

Sir John Ross (1777-1856)

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)

Joseph-René Bellot (1826-1853)

HMS Investigator (1850-1854)

Jane, Lady Franklin (1791-1875)

Dr. John Rae (1813-1893)

Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907)

Dr. Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857)

Charles Francis Hall (1821-1871)

Sir George Strong Nares (1831-1915)

The race to the North Pole.

Notes:

Simultaneously published in French as Là où le temps et la glace sont les seuls maîtres : Expéditions à travers les terres arctiques 1818-1876, © Éditions Flammarion, Paris, 2025.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9782080487919

2080487914

OCLC:

1511787966

Publisher Number:

90103436911

CIPO000295069