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Author:
Porterfield, Jason.
Title:
Treasure Island and the pirates of the 18th century / Jason Porterfield.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
Rosen Pub. Group,
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
64 p. : ill. (some col), maps ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Stevenson, Robert Louis,--1850-1894.--Treasure Island--Sources.
Sea stories, Scottish--History and criticism--Juvenile literature.
Pirates--History--18th century.
Treasure Island (Imaginary place)
Seafaring life in literature.
Pirates in literature.
Notes:
"Rosen Central Primary Source." Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-61) and index.
Contents:
The hunt for treasure -- Aboard the ship -- The pirates reveal themselves -- The sailing life -- The end of piracy's golden age.
Summary:
Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, "Treasure Island," which was published in 1883 when the horrors of piracy were fresh in the public mind.
Series:
Looking at literature through primary sources
ISBN:
9780823945078 (lib. bdg.) :
0823945073 (lib. bdg.) :
LCCN:
2003013485
Locations:
KIPB845 -- Hospers Public Library (Hospers)

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