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The Wager by David Grann tells the story of doomed 18th-century British naval warship the Wager, exploring the relationship between personal stories and history.During a mission in the War of Jenkins’ Ear, fought between the British and Spanish Empires, the Wager seemingly disappears, although it has actually wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia at the southern end of ...
Apr 14, 2023 · The author’s latest book, “The Wager,” investigates the mysteries surrounding an 18th-century maritime disaster off Cape Horn. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our ...
The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. 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 ...
Oct 30, 2023 · Features. Martin Scorsese's The Wager: Plot, Cast, and Everything Else We Know. By Patrick Hayes and Joyce Hills. Updated Oct 30, 2023. After Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese and...
Apr 30, 2023 · Matthew Teague. Sun 30 Apr 2023 02.00 EDT. In his new book, David Grann tells a classic sea yarn in a new way, overthrowing an old colonial story. Along the way, he charts a course for other...
About The Wager. #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 12, 2023 · “The Wager,” by David Grann, is as much a story of survival under extreme conditions as it is an examination of how history is constructed, what gets distorted or left out. Vincent Tullo for...
