The Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk by John Howell

The Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk by John Howell

Title: The life and adventures of Alexander Selkirk: containing the real incidents upon which the romance of Robinson Crusoe is founded: in which also the events of his life, drawn from authentic sources, are traced from his birth, in 1676, till his death, in 1723: with an appendix, comprising a description of the island of Juan Fernandez and some curious information relating to his shipmates, &c.

Author: John Howell

Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana

Description:

Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.

Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.

Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.

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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library

DocumentID: SABCP04879200

CollectionID: CTRG04-B711

PublicationDate: 18290101

SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America

Notes:

Collation: 196 p.; 17 cm

John Howell established John Howell & Co in Sheffield in 1979 and by 1997 it had become one of the largest and most respected law firms in the north of England, employing over one hundred lawyers. On moving to London in 1995, he has gone on to specialize in providing legal advice to clients buying property abroad.

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ISBN 13	9781445564036
ISBN 10	1445564033
Title	The Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk
Author	John Howell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Read Books
Year published	2010-04-02
Number of pages	200
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