Devil’s Island: The Rise and Fall of France’s Brutal Penal Colony

di Julien Peltier (Autore)

Julien Peltier, 2026

For nearly a century, France operated a penal colony so feared its name became legend: Devil's Island. Across the Atlantic, in the suffocating heat of French Guiana, thousands of men were exiled beyond the reach of law, mercy, or return. Some were thieves. Some were political prisoners. One was Captain Alfred Dreyfus. All entered a system designed not merely to punish—but to erase. From the first convict ships to the jungle labor camps… From the isolation cells overlooking shark-infested waters to the infamous "double sentence" that condemned men even after release… From scandal and public outrage to final closure in 1953… Devil's Island is the definitive account of France's most brutal experiment in exile. Drawing on archival records, survivor testimonies, and modern scholarship, Julien Peltier reconstructs the machinery of punishment that devoured tens of thousands—and asks the question that still haunts modern justice: Was this prison… or empire? Perfect for readers of Papillon, Erik Larson, and narrative histories that read like thrillers, this is the full, unflinching story of one of the world's most notorious penal colonies. The gates are gone. The sea is calm. The ruins remain.

• Autore: Julien Peltier
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Julien Peltier
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798233360893