The Black Hand | Drama
Search results
Apr 18, 2023 · Grann’s recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O’Brian, his portrayal of the castaways’ desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance, and his account of the court martial has the savvy of a Scott Turow thriller.
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.
- United States
- David Grann
- English
- Wager Mutiny
David Grann has done an amazing job with the true story, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, which describes the 1741 journey of The Wager, a British warship. Over the following two years, it is an incredulous journey of survival, betrayal, mutiny, and murder.
- (101K)
- Hardcover
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.
People also ask
What is the story behind the wager?
What is a book about a shipwreck?
What happened during the Wager Mutiny?
When did Wager Mutiny become a bestseller?
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...
