Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816

von Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny

Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 tells a story of the shipwreck of the Medusa frigate, its aftermath, and the tales of its survivors. Later in the book the author, Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny, describes the area where the shipwreck took place as well as his thoughts about colonization and about the practice of slavery.