Ebook {Epub PDF} Death Raft by Alexander McKee

 · Posted on by Alexander McKee Death Raft In July a year after Napoleon s defeat at Waterloo a French ship bound for the colony of Senegal foundered off the West African coast Aboard were some men women and children some aristoc. Death Raft: The Human Drama of the Medusa Shipwreck by McKee, Alexander and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru A stunning and gripping account of the wreck of the frigate Medusa in , and the decision to cut loose a raft of people in the wake of the escape from the wreckage. A true page-turner of a story, very well told here/5.

Death Raft - Alexander McKee - Wreck of the Medusa - Alexander McKee - In , 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 shank miles off of Africa's west coast, leaving the passengers to flee on lifeboats. Death Raft by Alexander McKee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Alexander McKee ☆ Download Wreck of the Medusa: The Tragic Story of the Death Raft [eBook] by Alexander McKee Title: Wreck of the Medusa: The Tragic Story of the Death Raft Author: Alexander McKee ISBN: Page: pages Language: English Synopsis: In July, , a French frigate ran aground on a sandbar forty.

- AM Alexander McKee Death Raft In July a year after Napoleon s defeat at Waterloo a French ship bound for the colony of Senegal foundered off the West African coast Aboard were some men women and children some aristoc. A stunning and gripping account of the wreck of the frigate Medusa in , and the decision to cut loose a raft of people in the wake of the escape from the wreckage. A true page-turner of a story, very well told here. Alexander McKee shows the role that French politics played in putting incompetent and self-serving military officers in charge of an operation that ended with a grisly outcome. After running their vessel aground off the coast of West Africa they discover that they have insufficient boats so a 65x25 foot raft is constructed for folks so they might be towed to shore.