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the Strange but True Adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the Real Robinson Crusoe
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Current format, Book, 2005, , No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsIn 1704, Alexander Selkirk was voyaging across the South Pacific when, after arguing with the ship’s captain, he was put ashore— alone—on an uninhabited island. Equipped with little more than a musket and his wits, Selkirk not only survived in complete solitude for more than four years, but to came to be quite comfortable and happy. After being rescued by a British privateer in 1709, he took a leading role in several dramatic captures of merchant ships. Although he returned to civilization a rich man, he couldn’t find a place in society and always longed to return to the paradise of his island.
Selkirk’s well-documented adventures so inspired Daniel Defoe that they became the basis for his perennial classic, Robinson Crusoe. In an account that is every bit as fascinating as Defoe’s novel, Robert Kraske provides vivid descriptions of Selkirk’s days on the island and aboard ship, including details of the violent, bloody, and legally sanctioned pirating that went on in the early 18th century. Author’s note, glossary, bibliography, index.
After arguing with the ship's captain, Alexander Selkirk was abandoned on an uninhabited island where he survived, quite happily, for four years before being rescued by a British privateer and taking a leading role in several dramatic captures of merchant ships...a life that inspired Daniel Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe.
After arguing with the ship's captain, Alexander Selkirk was abandoned on an island for four years before being rescued by a privateer and taking a role in the capturing of merchant ships...a life that inspired the writing of Robinson Crusoe.
Marooned on a South Pacific island, Alexander Selkirk survived in complete solitude for more than four years. After his rescue in 1709 he became the real-life model for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.
Selkirk’s well-documented adventures so inspired Daniel Defoe that they became the basis for his perennial classic, Robinson Crusoe. In an account that is every bit as fascinating as Defoe’s novel, Robert Kraske provides vivid descriptions of Selkirk’s days on the island and aboard ship, including details of the violent, bloody, and legally sanctioned pirating that went on in the early 18th century. Author’s note, glossary, bibliography, index.
After arguing with the ship's captain, Alexander Selkirk was abandoned on an uninhabited island where he survived, quite happily, for four years before being rescued by a British privateer and taking a leading role in several dramatic captures of merchant ships...a life that inspired Daniel Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe.
After arguing with the ship's captain, Alexander Selkirk was abandoned on an island for four years before being rescued by a privateer and taking a role in the capturing of merchant ships...a life that inspired the writing of Robinson Crusoe.
Marooned on a South Pacific island, Alexander Selkirk survived in complete solitude for more than four years. After his rescue in 1709 he became the real-life model for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.
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