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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 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.
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder. The British naval ship the Wager is wrecked on a desolate island off the tip of South America in 1740. The captain and crew struggle to survive and maintain order while battling extreme weather and their own human nature. Director. Martin Scorsese. Writer. David Grann. Star. Leonardo DiCaprio.
Apr 18, 2023 · Author David Grann tells the story of an 18th-century British warship that wrecked along the coast of Patagonia. The survivors sailed thousands of miles to safety, and later faced charges of...
In essence, a small armada of vessels left Portsmouth in 1740 bound for the west coast of the Americas seeking confrontation with Spanish galleons and their prospective booty. However, in the process of rounding Cape Horn, HMS Wager was wrecked on a small Chilean island known today as Wager Island.
Apr 18, 2023 · Bestseller Grann ( Killers of the Flower Moon) delivers a concise and riveting account of the HMS Wager, a British man-of-war that ran aground on a barren island off the Chilean coast of Patagonia in 1741.
Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty’s Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain.
Hardcover – 18 April 2023. by David Grann (Author) 4.4 30,079 ratings. See all formats and editions. #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. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper ...
- David Grann
Apr 18, 2023 · Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty’s Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain.
