The man who saved Robinson Crusoe
Subtitle: the strange surprising adventures of the original Robinson Crusoe and his most remarkable rescuer.
By: Drawings by Fermin Rocker.
Contributors: Rocker, Fermin, illus.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 1967
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Rogers, Woodes, d. 1732.; Selkirk, Alexander, 1676-1721.; Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. -- Sources.; Rogers, Woodes, d. 1732.; Selkirk, Alexander, 1676-1721.; Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. -- Sources.; Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
Description: The history and biographies of the incident and people who inspired Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Defoe's book became immortal but his hero died forgotten and in poverty.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 257-259.