Selkirk's Island
Subtitle: the true and strange adventures of the real Robinson Crusoe
By: Diana Souhami.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Selkirk, Alexander, 1676-1721.; Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. -- Juan Fernández Islands.
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."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.
Originally published: London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2001.