Publisher's Synopsis
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, four hundred miles off the coast of Chile, where Selkirk was marooned for four years...Severin combines travel to remote islands and shores, with brilliant literary detective work. A tale of adventure and discovery, this is a fantastic journey into myth and history.
