[DOC] [TLE] Robinson Crusoe - Wikipedia [PAR] Robinson Crusoe /rbnsn kruso/ is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first 
published on 25 ... Two years later, he escapes in a boat with a boy named Xury; 
a captain of a ... The details of Crusoe's island were probably based on the 
Caribbean island of ... Crusoe and the ship's captain strike a deal in which 
Crusoe helps the... [DOC] [TLE] Owen Chase - Wikipedia [PAR] Owen Chase (October 7, 1797  March 7, 1869) was First Mate of the whaler 
Essex, which a sperm whale rammed and sank on 28 October 1820. Chase 
wrote about the incident in Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing 
Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex. ... As first mate of the Essex, 21-year-old 
Owen Chase left Nantucket on August... [DOC] [TLE] The Coral Island - Wikipedia [PAR] The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (1858) is a novel written by Scottish 
author R. M. Ballantyne. One of the first works of juvenile fiction to feature 
exclusively juvenile heroes, the story relates the adventures of three boys 
marooned on a South Pacific island, the only survivors of a shipwreck. ... His 
ignorance of the South Pacific caused him to erroneously describe... [DOC] [TLE] The Real Castaways: True Stories Of Being Stranded On Deserted ... [PAR] May 26, 2011 ... Survived: 4 years and 4 months ... Selkirk voiced his concern about the security of 
the ship with the extra ... Stradling then decided to leave Selkirk alone on the 
island of Juan ... At first he remained where he felt safer along the shoreline. ... for 
food and sailed their way towards Central America to be rescued. [DOC] [TLE] Robinson Crusoe and the Island of Despair Study Guide [PAR] Friday- A native of South America, he is rescued from cannibals by Crusoe. ... an 
English sailor and plantation owner, demands they remain on course. ... day he 
sees his wrecked ship off the coast and is able to find some unspoiled food and ... 
Crusoe had spent 28 years on the island, and in 1686 he returns to Europe. [DOC] [TLE] A Real Life White Whale that Destroyed Over 20 Whaling Ships and ... [PAR] Dec 7, 2011 ... Mocha Dick was given his name as he was first sighted off the coast of Chile ... 
Over the course of the next 28 years Mocha Dick earned a reputation as .... 
destroyed the Essex in 1820 around 2,000 miles west of South America. ... 
During their journey, they did at one point encounter an island that they more... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand Magellan - Princeton University [PAR] Expedition (15191522): Five ships (Trinidad, San Antonio, Concepcin, ... the 
Spice Islands via South America and to gain exclusive European rights to spices 
... A Portuguese nobleman and navigator, Magellan sought the support of his ... 
He claimed it would take only two years to make the journey and return to Spain. [DOC] [TLE] Spanish Conquest 1492-1580 - Literary Works of Sanderson Beck [PAR] Three ships left Palos, Spain on August 3, 1492 and departed from Gomera in the 
... Two days later they landed on an island he called San Salvador, where they 
found ... was wrecked on a reef; but the natives helped his men salvage all they 
could. .... After exploring the coast of South America, a weary Columbus arrived at
... [DOC] [TLE] WGBH American Experience . Into the Deep: America, Whaling ... [PAR] The ship was in many ways a microcosm of American whaling at the time. ... 
Narrator: In addition to her 28-year-old first-time captain, George Pollard, and his 
able, but .... off the coast of Nantucket sent shock waves rippling through the 
island .... The Nantucketer, he alone resides and riots on the sea; he alone, in 
bible... [DOC] [TLE] Story - USS Indianapolis CA-35 [PAR] The tragedy of The USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35), a proud and gallant ship, 
stands .... using her as his personal transport for transatlantic and South 
American travel on ... Indianapolis returned to Mare Island Navy Yard in San 
Francisco Bay in .... He left

Question: His ship was wrecked off an island near South America; he remained alone on the island for 28 years
Answer: Robinson Crusoe