For Glory, Not Gold - Hubert Sagnieres

Travel to the North Pole remains the ultimate challenge for intrepid adventurers; this tome takes readers along on ten daring nineteenth century expeditions through firsthand accounts and striking archival images.

This exceptional volume showcases ten major international arctic expeditions carried out between 1818 and 1876, tracing the journeys of courageous explorers from the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, and France. These courageous nautical pioneers braved icy conditions and the vast unknown in search of the coveted northern passage. Through text drawn from journals and trav
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