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The Man on Devil's Island: The Affair that Divided France

Ruth Harris

The Man on Devil's Island: The Affair that Divided France

Court marshalled for a crime he didn't commit, Alfred Dreyfus was sent to Devil's Island off the coast of French Guiana and condemned to solitary confinement in murderous conditions. In this book Ruth Harris addresses an event in French history that polarized society and undermined the entire French state.

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Publisher
Penguin Group
Year
2011
ISBN-13
9780141014777
Genre
History
Topics
Dreyfus AffairAntisemitismFrench politics

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