Tracing Louise Michel in the Pacific

Numbo, 1877

Numbo, 1877

An extremely well-researched text by Paul Mason exploring exiled Paris Communard Louise Michel's time imprisoned on the French colony of New Caledonia in the late 19th century.

N.B. we disagree with many of the politics of the author, this text is reproduced for reference only.
Taken from https://medium.com/mosquito-ridge/tracing-louise-michel-in-the-pacific-15d2a53716c3

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