Selkirk's Island: The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe by Diana Souhami

Selkirk's Island: The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe

Diana Souhami

256 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

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A fascinating account of piracy, betrayal, and raw survival on the high seas and dry land, "Selkirk's Island" rediscovers the amazing tale of an eighteenth-century legend. Born a poor Scotsman, Alexander Selkirk signed with William Dampier, a pira...

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