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A FEMALE CRUSOE ON SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
The article recounts a long historical tale of a lone woman left on San Clemente Island after a small group of islanders and crew were separated during removal to missions. It follows searches over years, narrow escapes, and eventual rescue attempts, with emphasis on the perilous voyage, the island’s harsh geography, and the woman’s fate as described in contemporaneous sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raw Clemente
del Mar
San Francisco Chronicle
San Diego County
San Gabriel Valley
San Clemente
Hamta Semara Islands
Marly
Tlands
San Nicholas
San Pedro
Los Angeles
San Gabriel
Ban Petro
Banta Barbara
Monterey
Great Pacific
Bonn
Nulwene
Coupantone
Han Nicholas
Lellere
Bern
Nidever
Minoo
Orier
GFE
Bantu Reinuers
Liam
Siam
Getelog
G. Carpenter
National Tribune
United States
Washington
Richard A. Anthony
Chicago