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The Wreck of the Wager, the frontispiece from John Byron 's account. The Wager Mutiny took place in 1741, after the British warship HMS Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off the south coast of present-day Chile. Wager was part of a naval squadron bound to attack Spanish interests in the Pacific. She lost contact with the squadron while ...
Mar 9, 2024 · For the HMS Wager, a doomed voyage around the world began as a difficult journey and turned into a hellish one, marked by disease, shipwreck, hunger, mutiny, desperation, murder, and even cannibalism. The year was 1741, Britain and Spain were at war, and the Wager was part of a group of British warships that were ordered to “annoy and ...
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Apr 18, 2023 · #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the 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.
Apr 16, 2023 · Grann’s masterful new book The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is at once an adventure on the high seas, a horror story, and a courtroom drama — a little bit Rashomon meets Lord ...
Apr 18, 2023 · April 18, 20232:03 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. By. Sam Briger. 43-Minute Listen. Playlist. Author David Grann tells the story of an 18th-century British warship that wrecked along the coast of...
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Apr 18, 2023 · Praise for The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal , T he Washington Post , TIME , NPR, Esquire, BookPage
Goodreads Choice Award. Winner for Best History & Biography (2023) 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.
