The History of Sanson in Martinique

In 1902, St. Pierre was something of an earthly paradise, called Little Paris or the Paris of the West Indies. The city's central and defining feature is a huge lumbering mountain to the north, 4,500 feet high, Mount Pele. In May of 1901, there had been a picnic on the top of the mountain, as there frequently were. From St. Pierre, looking up at the peak 6 miles away, it wouldn't have looked very inviting. A young couple snuck away from the main party for an unknown reason which you can probably guess,. So, let's let our sense of propriety guide us and pretend we have no idea what a pair of young param