Porterfield, Jason.

Treasure Island and the pirates of the 18th century / Jason Porterfield. - New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, 2004. - 64 p. : col. ill., col. photos., map ; 25 cm. - Looking at literature through primary sources .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographies.

This book traces the process and influences behind the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, Treasure Island, which was published in 1883 when the horrors of piracy were fresh in the public mind.

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0823945073 (lib.)

2003013485


Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Treasure Island.


Sea stories--History and criticism.
Pirates.

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