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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe chronicles the life of Crusoe, a seaman who defies his parents to set out on voyages, is captured by pirates, escapes slavery, and ultimately is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island near Trinidad, where he spends twenty-eight years. Crusoe survives by salvaging supplies, hunting, farming, and building a homestead, eventually finding faith and companionship with a rescued man named Friday. Topics include enslavement and cannibalism.