An American Robinson Crusoe by Samuel B. Allison ~ Full Audiobook [adventure]

An American Robinson Crusoe by Samuel B. Allison audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Samuel B. Allison's An American Robinson Crusoe is a brisk, child-friendly retelling of Daniel Defoe's classic survival story, reshaped for American classrooms and young readers. It begins in New York City, where a restless boy named Robinson Crusoe would rather roam the streets and watch the ships on the Hudson than study for the future his parents imagine for him. Drawn by tales of distant coasts and strange creatures, he chases adventure at sea, only to be swept into disaster when the voyage turns deadly. Cast onto a deserted island with little more than his wits, Robinson must learn to make shelter, find food, protect himself from the elements, and turn loneliness into routine. Each hard-won solution becomes a lesson in ingenuity and perseverance, tracing, step by step, how a careless, rebellious youth can be remade by responsibility and work. Part adventure, part quiet study of self-reliance, this adaptation emphasizes practical problem-solving, the gradual building of tools and habits, and the long fight to remain hopeful when the world has gone silent.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:12) Chapter 02

(00:30:12) Chapter 03

(00:49:06) Chapter 04

(01:06:39) Chapter 05

(01:26:40) Chapter 06

(01:46:31) Chapter 07

(02:10:17) Chapter 08

(02:43:09) Chapter 09

(03:04:47) Chapter 10

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