Title: The man who saved Robinson Crusoe
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.
Subjects: Sources, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, Voyages and travels, Shipwreck survival
People: Alexander Selkirk, Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721), Daniel Defoe, Daniel Defoe (1661?-1731), Woodes Rogers, Woodes Rogers (d. 1732)