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As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death—for whomever the court found guilty could hang. The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers.
Apr 18, 2023 · Set in the 1740’s, it’s a true story based around the HMS Wager involving a court martial where two groups of shipwrecked British sailors accuse each other of mutiny + murder. David Grann pulled out all the stops in this harrowing tale of the British ship Wager that embarked from England on a secret mission against Spain; to capture a ...
Apr 18, 2023 · DAVID GRANN is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. He is the author of the critically acclaimed books "The Wager," "The Lost City of Z," and "Killers of the Flower Moon," which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He is also the author of "The White Darkness" and the collection "The Devil ...
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Oct 30, 2023 · The Wager: The Plot. Bestselling author David Grann's recently released epic novel, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, came out to acclaim in April 2023. A tale of shipwreck ...
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder (2023) is a nonfiction history book by David Grann. The book dives into a range of topics, including the history of British colonialism. Grann is a journalist who has written previous books and articles on North and South American naval and crime history. The Wager covers accounts of the 18th ...
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 ...
