In Search of History

The Real Robinson Crusoe (1998x10)

Air date: Jul 21, 1998

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?