Marooned: The Strange but True Adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the Real Robinson Crusoe
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Marooned on a South Pacific island, Scottish mariner Alexander Selkirk lived one of the world's great adventures and became the real-life model for Daniel Defoe's famous novel, Robinson Crusoe.
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Selkirk survived in complete solitude for more than four years, providing food and shelter for himself and overcoming devastating loneliness. After being rescued in 1709, he engaged in daring sea exploits, including the capture of a Spanish treasure ship, and returned to England a wealthy man.
His remarkable story is recounted here in vivid detail. An author's note takes readers on a tour of his island today and to the high lookout where the lonely mariner, spyglass in hand, once scanned the horizon for a rescue ship.
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