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Seeking Robinson Crusoe

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"Who was the real Robinson Crusoe? In search of the world's most famous castaway, Tim Severin travels where men were shipwrecked or abandoned in the days of the pirates and buccaneers ... and lived to tell their tales of survival." "A Scottish sailor, Alexander Selkirk, has long been considered the real-life inspiration for Crusoe. So Severin begins his quest on the island of Juan Fernandez, 400 miles off the coast of Chile, where Selkirk was marooned for four years." "Seeking Robinson Crusoe combines travel to remote islands and shores with literary detective work. Its cast of characters ranges from rascally eighteenth-century sea captains to the present-day native peoples of the Caribbean rim, from a Scots schoolmaster to a research student from Canada who can speak the obscure Miskito language. A tale of adventure and discovery, Seeking Robinson Crusoe is a journey into myth and history."--Jacket

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Seeking Robinson Crusoe, Timothy Severin

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Título
Seeking Robinson Crusoe
Idioma
Inglés
Editorial
Macmillan
Publicado en
2002
Formato
Tapa dura
ISBN10
0333905555
ISBN13
9780333905555
Serie
Calificación
3,65 de 5
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"Who was the real Robinson Crusoe? In search of the world's most famous castaway, Tim Severin travels where men were shipwrecked or abandoned in the days of the pirates and buccaneers ... and lived to tell their tales of survival." "A Scottish sailor, Alexander Selkirk, has long been considered the real-life inspiration for Crusoe. So Severin begins his quest on the island of Juan Fernandez, 400 miles off the coast of Chile, where Selkirk was marooned for four years." "Seeking Robinson Crusoe combines travel to remote islands and shores with literary detective work. Its cast of characters ranges from rascally eighteenth-century sea captains to the present-day native peoples of the Caribbean rim, from a Scots schoolmaster to a research student from Canada who can speak the obscure Miskito language. A tale of adventure and discovery, Seeking Robinson Crusoe is a journey into myth and history."--Jacket