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- Author: John Ross Browne
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- Category : California
- Languages : en
- Pages : 456
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From an acclaimed naval historian, Crusoe's Island charts the curious relationship between the British and an island on the other side of the world: Robinson Crusoe, in the South Pacific.The tiny island assumed a remarkable position in British culture, most famously in Daniel Defoe's novel. Andrew Lambert reveals the truth behind the legend of this place, bringing to life the voices of the visiting sailors, scientists and artists, as well as the wonders, tragedy and violence that they encountered.
Robinson Crusoe has been an international best-seller for three hundred years. This edition of the novel with its introduction, line notes, and full bibliographical notes provides a uniquely scholarly presentation of the novel. There has been no other edition like it.
Many researchers feel that the Island of Tobago was most likely the actual island that Defoe's book, Robinson Crusoe, was referring to. Due to the island's unpredictable and harsh currents and large above and below water rock formations, many seaman, like Crusoe, were in fact shipwrecked in the area. The Bowmans examine the history of the island, and their life on this tropical island during an extended vacation.