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Author:

Kraske, Robert.

Title:

Marooned : the strange but true adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe / by Robert Kraske ; illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker.

Publisher:

Clarion Books,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

120 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Selkirk, Alexander,--1676-1721--Juvenile literature.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.--Juvenile literature.
Defoe, Daniel,--1661?-1731.--Robinson Crusoe.
Selkirk, Alexander,--1676-1721.
Survival--Juan Fernández Islands.
Defoe, Daniel,--1661?-1731.--Robinson Crusoe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118) and index.

Contents:

Selkirk's choice -- Beach to the cave -- Prisoner and master -- Duke and Duchess arrive -- Pacific adventures and the Manila Galleon -- Marooned in London -- Largo and beyond -- Real Robinson Crusoe -- Author's note: Writing Selkirk's story and the island today -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

Marooned on a South Pacific island, Alexander Selkirk survived in complete solitude for more than four years. After his rescue in 1709 he became the real-life model for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.

ISBN:

0618568433
9780618568437

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57193092

LCCN:

2004028769

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

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JSSX094 -- Janesville School Library (Janesville)

JMPC081 -- Madrid Public Library (Madrid)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

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LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

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VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)