Marooned: The Strange but True Adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the Real Robinson Crusoe
By Robert Kraske.
Description
In 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...
ISBN(s)
0618568433, 0046442568432, 9780618568437
