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Devil's Island: The Penal Colony That Devoured 70,000 Men in the Jungle

France shipped 70,000 convicts to a jungle prison in South America. Fewer than 2,000 came home. The story of Devil's Island — from the Dreyfus Affair to the dry guillotine.

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Devil's Island: The Penal Colony That Devoured 70,000 Men in the Jungle

French Guiana

A penal colony that devoured 70,000 convicts and a space centre that now launches rockets from the same coast. French Guiana's dark history is still visible in the jungle.
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