CRUSOE, CASTAWAYS AND SHIPWRECKS IN THE PERILOUS AGE OF SALE

This Hardback 151 page book that has a good colour plate section uncovers the real-life stories that inspired Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, from acts of courage and ingenuity to misfortune and human folly. It explores why individuals were cast away,by shipwreck, punishment, piracy, or choice,and recounts survival amid eighteenth-century hurricanes and maritime disasters across the Falklands, Caribbean, and Australian coasts.