PERPETUAL
CALENDAR
My Special Dates
12-Month Compact
Perpetual Calendar
BOOKS
A Pebble in the Sand
An Adventurer's Collection
of Travels
Cambodia Angkor
A Lasting Legacy
A View of its Past and Present
Some Last People
Vanishing Tribes of Bhutan, China, Mexico, Mongolia and Siberia
The Rock
A History of Alcatraz:
The Fort/The Prison
King of Hospitality
Hotel Green, Pasadena
A Discovery of Destitution
High School Students Examine Extreme Poverty
Charles F. Lummis
Inside His Habitat
The Lanterman House
A California Saga
DEVIL’S ISLAND FRENCH GUIANA
In this video interview, Pierre discusses his exploration of Devil’s Island—the French penal colony infamous for its harsh treatment of detainees.
Pierre’s third volume in the series “A Pebble in the Sand” details his exploration of Devil’s Island with candid text and shocking photos.
Devil’s Island (French: Île du Diable) is the third-largest island of the Salvation’s Islands, an island group in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located approximately 9 miles off the coast of French Guiana in South America, just north of the town of Kourou. It has an area of approximately 35 acres. The island was a part of a brutal French penal colony located in French Guiana for 101 years, from 1852 to 1953. Although it was the smallest part of the penal colony, it is notorious for internal exile of French political prisoners. It closed down in 1953. The most famous political prisoner on Devil’s Island was Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
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Pierre Odier has visited the following countries. He is sorting through photos and transcribing travel notes, in order to share his adventures with you about these fascinating places. Please return soon, and in the meantime visit the countries above.
Assam
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Borneo
Burma
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Costa Rica
Gujarat
India
Mali
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Pierre Odier has visited the following countries. He is sorting through photos and transcribing travel notes, in order to share his adventures with you about these fascinating places. Please return soon, and in the meantime visit the countries above.
Bangladesh
Devil's Island
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