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The Real-Life Robinson Crusoe is Rescued

The Real-Life Robinson Crusoe is Rescued

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February 2, 1709. British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a Pacific island for more than four years, an ordeal that will inspire the novel Robinson Crusoe.


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