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Wreck of the Medusa: Mutiny, Murder, and Survival on the High Seas
Wreck of the Medusa Mutiny Murder and Survival on the High Seas Author:Alexander McKee In 1816, a fleet of ships left France to accept the British hand-over of the port of Saint-Louis in Senegal. Among them was the frigate Medusa. A month after it set sail, she sank miles off of Africa's west coast, leaving the passengers to flee on lifeboats and a raft cobbled together from parts of the sinking ship. After a failed att... more »empt by those in the lifeboats to tow the raft, it -- and the more than 150 people aboard -- were abandoned. This is the horrific tale, filled with suicide, murder, and cannibalism, of those left behind.« less