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1 online resource (225 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
This memoir of Clément Duval, a famed 19th-century French anarchist and criminal, details his sentence and eventual escape from the "dry guillotine" of the French penal colonies on Devil's Island. In this remarkable story of survival by self-determination, courage, conviction, and hope, Duval discusses the hellish conditions endured in the penal colonies for 14 years. More than a historical document about the anarchist movement, this memoir serves as a call to action for mindful, conscious people to fight for their rights and stands as a monument to the enduring power of the human spirit. |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to the English Edition; Chapter 1 I Rebelled Because It Was My Right; Chapter 2 The Healthiest Penitentiary in Guiana; Chapter 3 You Can Have My Fat, But Not My Skin; Chapter 4 To Shake a Friendly Hand; Chapter 5 The Guillotine's Blade; Chapter 6 A Most Unusual Stash; Chapter 7 Spreading the Good Word; Chapter 8 David and Ballin; Chapter 9 When You Speak to Me Like That; Chapter 10 The Anarchist Plate; Chapter 11 The Saint Joseph's Massacre; Chapter 12 Never Go to the Penal Colony; Biographies; Bibliography. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Duval, Clément, 1850-1935.
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Duval, Clément, 1850-1935. |
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Political prisoners -- France -- Biography.
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Political prisoners. |
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France. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Shreve, Michael.
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Enckell, Marianne.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781604865004 |
| ISBN |
9781604867695 (electronic book) |
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1604867698 (electronic book) |
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9781604865004 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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