Wreck of the Medusa Mutiny, Murder, and Survival on the High Seas

In 1816, 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 and a raft cobbled together from parts of the sinking ship. After a failed attempt by those in the lifeboats to tow the raft, it-- and the more than 150 people aboard-- were abandoned. This is the horrific tale, filled with suicide, murder, and cannibalism, of those left behind.McKee, Alexander is the author of 'Wreck of the Medusa Mutiny, Murder, and Survival on the High Seas', published 2007 under ISBN 9781602391864 and ISBN 1602391866.