Author

Publication

2001 - Harcourt, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,500 words, Guess

Page Count

246 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001024979
  • Goodreads1411584
  • LibraryThing402413

Classifications

  • DDC996.1/8
  • LCCG530.S42 S68 2002
  • LCCG530.S42S68 2002

Description

Offers an account of the life and experiences of Alexander Selkirk, whose adventures and solitary struggle for survival after being marooned on a desert island inspired Daniel Defoe's classic novel "Robinson Crusoe."

First Sentence

DEFINED BY the vast South Sea, The Island from a wooden craft, far out, was a destination, a place of refuge.

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Other Editions

  • Selkirk's Island: the true and strange adventures of the real Robinson CrusoeHarcourt2001-01-01

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