In Search of History
The Real Robinson Crusoe
1998 • E10 Jul 20, 1998 45m
Alexander Selkirk was the real name of the sailor immortalized in Daniel Defoe's classic tale. In "The Real Robinson Crusoe", we learn that Selkirk was marooned on a Souith American island for five years, then accrued a fortune in Spanish loot after being rescued. But did wealth and marriage bring happiness?