Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 270 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. 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.) Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Méduse (Ship) Shipwrecks -- Senegal G Text Africa Category: Adventure Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 488021 2025-07-05T09:02:29.212106 text/html 488136 487885 2024-11-05T11:05:52.944174 2023-10-05T10:36:25.378215 text/html text/html 273231 2025-07-05T09:02:36.817082 application/epub+zip 280646 2025-07-05T09:02:32.433079 application/epub+zip 244402 2025-07-05T09:02:31.265091 application/epub+zip 539313 2025-07-05T09:02:40.323044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515459 2025-07-05T09:02:36.083089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338062 2022-09-06T04:56:20.675232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464161 2025-07-05T09:02:28.845102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 444252 2024-10-28T18:53:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19213 2025-07-05T09:02:40.449045 application/rdf+xml 20877 2025-07-05T09:02:31.760136 image/jpeg 4608 2025-07-05T09:02:31.513088 image/jpeg 273773 2025-07-05T09:02:29.249097 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia