Perseverance Island or the Robinson Crusoe of the Nineteenth Century
| Title | Perseverance Island or the Robinson Crusoe of the Nineteenth Century |
| Year for Search | 1885 |
| Authors | Frazar, Douglas(1836-96) |
| Pagination | 373 pp. |
| Date Published | 1885 |
| Publisher | Lee and Shepard |
| Place Published | Boston, MA |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | A Robinsonade in which the shipwrecked hero uses all the scientific advancements of the nineteenth century to produce a one man industrial island, and the book gives details of each discovery and invention, including a submarine, a steam yacht, gunpowder and a cannon. The Preface begins, “In all works of the Robinson Crusoe type, the wreck is always near at hand, the powder dry and preserved, and the days for rafting the same ashore calm and pleasant. This unfortunate had no such accessories.” |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. London: Blackie & Son, 1902. |
| Info Notes | © 1884 |
| Holding Institutions | DLC, PSt |
| Author Note | The author (1836-96) was an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. |
| Full Text | 1885 Frazar, Douglas (1836-1896). Perseverance Island or the Robinson Crusoe of the Nineteenth Century. Illus. Boston, MA: Lee and Shepard. © 1884. 373 pp. Rpt. London: Blackie & Son, 1902. DLC, PSt A Robinsonade in which the shipwrecked hero uses all the scientific advancements of the nineteenth century to produce a one man industrial island, and the book gives details of each discovery and invention, including a submarine, a steam yacht, gunpowder and a cannon. The Preface begins, “In all works of the Robinson Crusoe type, the wreck is always near at hand, the powder dry and preserved, and the days for rafting the same ashore calm and pleasant. This unfortunate had no such accessories.” The author was an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. |
