Adventures of Alexander Selkirk - The True Story of the Survival of the Real Robinson Crusoe

When Daniel Defoe's "e;Robinson Crusoe"e; was first published in 1719, many of its earliest readers believed it to be a true story. Although the book was only ostensibly an account of a real incident, it was in fact based upon the experiences of Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721). A Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer, Selkirk was marooned by his captain for four years and four months between 170...