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The man who saved Robinson Crusoe; the strange surprising adventures of the original Robinson Crusoe and his most remarkable rescuer.

Title
The man who saved Robinson Crusoe; the strange surprising adventures of the original Robinson Crusoe and his most remarkable rescuer. Drawings by Fermin Rocker.
Author
Poling, James.
Publication
New York, W. W. Norton [1967]

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Additional Authors
Rocker, Fermin.
Description
viii, 264 p. illus.; 21 cm.
Summary
The history and biographies of the incident and people who inspired Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Defoe's book became immortal but his hero died forgotten and in poverty.
Subject
  • Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 > Sources
  • Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. > Sources
  • Rogers, Woodes, -1732
  • Rogers, Woodes, d. 1732
  • Selkirk, Alexander, > 1676-1721
  • Selkirk, Alexander, 1676-1721
  • Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 257-259.
Call Number
G420.R69
LCCN
67015453 /AC/r932
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library