Tim Severin

In Search Of Robinson Crusoe

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For nearly three centuries, Robinson Crusoe has been the archetypal castaway, the symbol of survival in uninhabited wilds. In this book, Tim Severin adds this enterprising hero to the roster of legendary figures whose adventures he's replicated and whose origins he's explored. With the signature approach to literary and historical sleuthing that has led the New York Times to describe him as original, audacious, and exuberant, Severin uncovers the seaman's world that captured Daniel Defoe's imagination, recounting dramatic survival stories of sailors, pirates, castaways, and native Americans and replicating their journeys to experience for him… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7867-4998-0
EAN: 9780786749980
Produktnummer: 26222011
Verlag: Basic Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 344 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'597 KB

Über den Autor

Acclaimed adventure writer and explorer Tim Severin has made a career of retracing the journeys of literary or historical figures in replica vessels. These experiences have been turned into a body of captivating and illuminating books, including The Brendan Voyage, In Search of Genghis Kahn, and In Search of Moby Dick. Severin has received numerous awards for exploration and geographic history, including the Founder's Medal of England's Geographic Society. When not traveling, he lives in County Cork, Ireland.