Medusa: Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 & the Sufferings of the Picard Family After the Shipwreck of the Medusa

by J.B. Henry Savigny, Alexandre Corréard, Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny, et al.

Book Overview

Two accounts of terrible shipwreck and the struggle for survival

The wreck of the Medusa is one of the most famous and infamous shipwrecks from the great age of sailing ships. The Medusa was a French frigate which struck the Bank of Arguin, off the coast of Senegal in 1816 shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The vessel had to be abandoned and this was undertaken with such complete incompetence by the officers and crew that it resulted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846775515
• ISBN13: 9781846775512
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"