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Selkirk's Island.
by Souhami, Diana
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0753813343
- ISBN 13
- 9780753813348
- Seller
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Phoenix. 2002. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Colour photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 239 pages. The biography of Alexander Selkirk who was the inspiration for Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. . Reprint. Softcover.
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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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB303565
- Title
- Selkirk's Island.
- Author
- Souhami, Diana
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0753813343
- ISBN 13
- 9780753813348
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
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About the Seller
Adelaide Booksellers
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia
About Adelaide Booksellers
Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookseller. Member ANZAAB.Founded in 1979, Adelaide Booksellers is one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected secondhand and antiquarian booksellers. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers [ANZAAB]. Has Adelaide's most comprehensive selection of book on military history. Also a very good range of Australiana books, Childrens's Books, Art and History books.Something for every budget. Now primarily an online/telephone seller but open to the public by arrangement.
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