Numbers 13 and the Grapes of Robinson Crusoe

Although it is the goats and barley that loom large in memory of the novel, it is arguably grapes--raisins, ultimately--that permit Robinson Crusoe to survive as a castaway, especially during his first years. "Agreeable physical, wholesome, nourishing, and refreshing," raisins are his dail...

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