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The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk
damninteresting.com — The island of Juan Fernandez casts a modest shadow in the Pacific Ocean. In 1704, Alexander Selkirk, shouting from the beach of this forgotten island, saw a western breeze carry his ship and crewmates into the October horizon. His next four years would be in solitude as he struggled for survival and, in time, inspired Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe
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