The Man who Wrote Robinson Crusoe: Daniel Dafoe
Not Just the Tudors
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What Is the History of the Wool Trade?
Robinson crusoe may not have been based on a true story, but it does tell us something about the culture and world view of the time. The book has two principal features: colonialism and religion. Defoe was fascinated by the subject of trade throughout his life. He advocated in robinson crusoe and in other tracts, to establish english colonies around the world.
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