He refused to board his own ship. The captain laughed, left him on a deserted island, and sailed away. Days turned into years. Completely alone, he raised feral cats just to survive the loneliness. Then the truth came out — the ship he refused to board sank, and everyone on board died. The stubbornness that got him labeled a madman turned out to be the smartest decision of his life. This is the true, stranger-than-fiction story of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe.
