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A “thrilling . . . captivating” account of the most famous shipwreck before the Titanic—a tragedy that inspired an unforgettable masterpiece of Western ar

In horrifying detail, this book tells the gruesome true story of the shipwreck of the French frigate "Medusa" off the coast of Senegal in 1816. Forced to abando

Includes chapters on similar disasters.

Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 tells a story of the shipwreck of the Medusa frigate, its aftermath, and the tales of its survivors. Later in the book

“One of the strangest and most horrifying stories ever told.”—John Fowles, author of The French Lieutenant's Woman “First rate.”—Newsweek In July, 1