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EAN : 9782258151826
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 624
Size : 160 x 210 mm
La Méduse

Release date : 20/09/2018
The true story of a politicized shipwreck, as told by those who experienced the disaster at first hand.
1816, July 2nd. The French frigate La Méduse ran aground on a sandbank off the coast of Mauritania after a navigation error. The sea was calm, the ship was not damaged and the coast was not far off. And yet this stupid but banal incident was to become a tragedy... 1816, July 2nd. The French frigate La Méduse ran aground on a sandbank off the coast of Mauritania after a navigation error. The sea was calm, the ship was not damaged and the coast was not far off. And yet this stupid but banal incident was to become a tragedy – one of the most notorious in French history.

The eye-witness accounts gathered together in this book gradually build up a picture of the social prejudices and political decisions which were behind this accident and its disastrous repercussions.

The many different points of view converge to reveal those responsible for the disaster and to identify the forgotten heroes.
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EAN : 9782258151826
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 624
Size : 160 x 210 mm
Omnibus