Crusoe's Island: A Rich and Curious History of Pirates, Castaways and Madness

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Crusoe's Island: A Rich and Curious History of Pirates, Castaways and MadnessOriginally named Juan Fernandez, the island of Robinson Crusoe in the South Pacific was the inspiration for Defoe's classic novel about the adventures of a shipwrecked sailor. Yet the complex story of Britain's relationship with this distant, tiny island is more surprising, more colourful and considerably darker. Drawing on voyage accounts, journal entries, maps and illustrations, acclaimed historian Andrew Lambert brings to life the voices of the

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