SELKIRK'S ISLAND: THE ADVENTURES OF THE REAL ROBINSON CRUSOE
by Diana Souhami
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151005265
- ISBN 13
- 9780151005260
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
This is a stated First U.S. Edition of Selkirk's Island: The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe. It was written by the British author Diana Souhami and published in 2002.
It's a fascinating book, telling the life of Alexander Selkirk and all of the circumstances surrounding his stranding, his life on the island, the ships he sailed on, the crimes committed etc.
246 pages, including illustrations. This copy has two flaws: the original owner removed the front endpaper, and there's a worn edge and dogear from pages 37-40. Other than that, it's in perfect condition.
Synopsis
Piracy and betrayal frame the epic story of solitary endurance that inspired Daniel Defoe's classic novel. Who was the real Robinson Crusoe? And what did he really experience during his solitary stay on a remote island in the Pacific? Diana Souhami's revelatory account of Alexander Selkirk's adventures on the high seas and dry land leads us to the answers to both these questions, and explores the reality behind the romance of privateering on the high seas. Born to a poor Scottish family, Selkirk signed on with an ill-fated quest to sack the famous Manila galleon, one of the richest prizes on the southern seas. After a series of misfortunes and disagreements among the crew, Selkirk was put ashore on an island three hundred miles west of South America, where he spent four years learning to survive with little more than his bare hands. Acclaimed biographer Diana Souhami evokes all the strangeness and wonder of his story and interprets the haze created by three centuries of literature and legend. The result is a brilliantly lucid and lyrical recovery and discovery of a forgotten man and his unforgettable experience.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1587
- Title
- SELKIRK'S ISLAND: THE ADVENTURES OF THE REAL ROBINSON CRUSOE
- Author
- Diana Souhami
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151005265
- ISBN 13
- 9780151005260
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 246
- Keywords
- Alexander Selkirk, castaway, marooned, Galapagos
- Bookseller catalogs
- British History; World History; Crime, Mystery, Spy, Detective, Thriller; Maritime, Ships, Boats;