Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816
Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa
Publisher Description
Corréard and Savigny’s 1818 personal account details how they survived the shipwreck of the Medusa in 1816. The authors describe how the wreck occurred, the chaos that followed, and how they and only thirteen others managed to miraculously survive.