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Apr 18, 2023 · A thrilling tale of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. Amazon editors say... The personalities aboard this 1800s ship are made for history books, an epic narrative that is shocking and utterly absorbing.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is the fifth nonfiction book by American journalist David Grann. The book focuses on the Wager Mutiny. It was published on April 18, 2023 by Doubleday. The book became a bestseller, topping The New York Times best-seller list in the nonfiction category for its first week of publication.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.
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Apr 14, 2023 · The author’s latest book, “The Wager,” investigates the mysteries surrounding an 18th-century maritime disaster off Cape Horn.
A new account of the Wager Mutiny, in which a shipwrecked and starving British naval crew abandoned their captain on a desolate Patagonian island, emphasizes the extreme hardships routinely faced by eighteenth-century seafarers as well as the historical resonance of the dramatic 1741 event.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Leonardo DiCaprio. The British naval ship the Wager is wrecked on a desolate island off the tip of South America in 1740.
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