Wreck of the Medusa: Mutiny, Murder, and Survival on the High Seas 9781602391864, 1-60239-186-6, 9781628730296, 1628730293

In 1816, a fleet of ships left France to accept the British hand-over of the port of Saint-Louis in Senegal. Among them

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English Year 2007

Wreck of the Medusa: Mutiny, Murder, and Survival on the High Seas
9781602391864, 1-60239-186-6, 9781628730296, 1628730293

Author / Uploaded
Alexander McKee

Table of contents :
Content: PRAISE FOR WRECK OF THE MEDUSA
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
1 --
LANDLOCKED
2 --
A PASSAGE TO SENEGAL
3 --
STRANDED OFF THE SAHARA
4 --
"WE ABANDON THEM!"
5 --
"LAND, LAND!"
6 --
TERRIBLE DARKNESS
7 --
INTOLERABLE PRESSURES
8 --
TIME RUNNING OUT
9 --
"THE EYES OF ARGUS"
10 --
THE SPECTRE AT THE WINDOW
11 --
"THERE'S ONE WHO'LL NEVER GET TO FRANCE"
12 --
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
13 --
THE DE CHAUMAREYS CASE
14 --
A BRITISH "MEDUSA"
15 --
"SHADOWS OF OFFICERS"
16 --
"HIDEOUS SPECTACLE ... BEAUTIFUL PICTURE"
17 --
REPETITION IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC. 18 --
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