Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 162 Savigny, Jean Baptiste Henri 1793 1843 Savigny, H. (Henri) Savigny, Henri Savigny, J. B. Henry (Jean Baptiste Henry) Savigny, John Baptist Henry Corréard, Alexandre 1788 1857 Correard, Alexander Naufrage de la frigate la Méduse. English Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia. Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Robert Connal, Piotr Przemyslaw Karwasz and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816" by Savigny and Corréard is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This gripping narrative details the harrowing experiences of the authors, who were survivors of the infamous shipwreck of the French frigate Medusa. It chronicles their struggle for survival at sea after being abandoned on a makeshift raft, as well as the events leading up to the disaster and the systemic failures that contributed to their plight. The opening of the book introduces the catastrophic shipwreck of the Medusa, emphasizing the dire circumstances faced by the surviving crew members who managed to escape to a raft. With an initial total of around 150 people on the raft, the narrative highlights the immediate aftermath of the shipwreck, describing the chaos and despair of those left behind and the desperate attempts to save themselves. As the survivors grapple with the harsh realities of hunger, thirst, and abandonment, tensions mount among them, leading to conflicts and acts of courage. The vivid descriptions of their physical and emotional turmoil set the stage for an epic tale of survival against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Méduse (Ship) Shipwrecks -- Senegal G Text Africa Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Travel & Geography 488143 487892 2024-10-05T11:14:30.137435 2023-10-05T10:36:25.190210 text/html text/html 488136 487885 2024-10-05T11:14:30.415418 2023-10-05T10:36:25.378215 text/html text/html 273203 2024-10-05T11:14:38.918652 application/epub+zip 280699 2024-10-05T11:14:34.021445 application/epub+zip 244454 2024-10-05T11:14:32.722453 application/epub+zip 539473 2024-10-05T11:14:42.812401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515606 2024-10-05T11:14:38.087380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338062 2022-09-06T04:56:20.675232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464401 464201 2024-10-05T11:14:29.745470 2023-10-05T10:36:24.809189 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 466121 2020-12-26T03:45:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171057 2020-12-26T03:45:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 466189 2020-12-26T03:45:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170922 2020-12-26T03:45:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23168 2024-10-05T11:14:42.944359 application/rdf+xml 20877 2024-10-05T11:14:33.271435 image/jpeg 4608 2024-10-05T11:14:32.998428 image/jpeg 273747 2024-10-05T11:14:30.456434 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia