Perseverance Island

At dusk in Texas, a small balloon hangs from a walnut sapling, carrying a parchment plea from a man who calls himself Robinson Crusoe. Who is William Anderson—and how did his message travel from a lonely island in the South Pacific?

Anderson’s account begins with a restless Vermont boy who trades farm work for a sailor’s life, then joins the schooner Good Luck on a scheme to found a South Pacific colony. In 1865, after a brutal passage and the loss of men off Cape Horn, the venture turns toward disaster. Now Anderson must face isolation with little but his hard-won seafaring knowledge, a resourceful mind, and whatever the island can provide. Can he find a way to endure—and make the world learn what became of his comrades?

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