Selkirk's Island: The True and Strange Adventures of the Real Robinson Crusoe

Rating:
Summary: Accurate but empty
Review: When I chose this book I thought I would enjoy it, because the story sounded really interesting and the book features countless references and footnotes. The book is, indeed, very accurate and the descriptions of pirates life are interesting. But the story it promises to tell you is reduced to a few pages. When you buy a book about a marooned seaman who survived four years in absolute solitude on a Pacific island you expect to read about his experience on that island. But the author confines this description to less than twenty pages. The rest of the book is a endless diary of pirate actions and unlucky sea travels that took place before and after Alexander Selkirk permanence on the island. I realize that the author has put considerable effort in writing this book, but reading it I was disappointed from not finding what I wanted and I was bored from finding what I did not want to find. This book is suited for readers interested in pirates life and 1700's navigation, but, then again, those who are into the subject may find better titles to refer to.