Wreck of the Medusa: The Tragic Story of the Death Raft
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In 1816, the French naval frigate Méduse met a catastrophic end, leaving over 140 survivors adrift on a hastily constructed raft. What followed was a harrowing twelve-day struggle for survival against starvation, dehydration, mutiny, and the unforgiving elements off the coast of Africa. This gripping account delves into the depths of human desperation, revealing a descent into madness marked by suicide, murder, and cannibalism as the survivors battled not only the sea but also their own primal instincts. Alexander McKee masterfully reconstructs this infamous maritime disaster, exposing the profound failures of leadership and the brutal realities of the human condition when pushed to its absolute limit.
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Signet
Published Aug 1, 2000
304 pages
ISBN: 9780451200440
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First Published
2000
Language
eng
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