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Apr 18, 2023 · Drawing on “archival debris: the washed-out logbooks, the moldering correspondence, the half-truthful journals, the surviving records from the troubling court-martial,” Grann brilliantly retells the story of the Wager—a British boat bound for South America on a secret mission during the Imperial War with Spain.
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.
A nonfiction thriller about a British warship that wrecked on a desert island in 1740 and the survivors' struggle for survival and justice. The book reveals the hidden truth behind the conflicting stories of the castaways, the mutiny, and the court martial.
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The Wager is a nonfiction thriller by the bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z. It recounts the true story of a British warship that wrecked on a desert island in 1740, and the sensational court martial that followed the survivors' conflicting accounts.
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 Spanish galleon for it’s treasure aboard.
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The Wager is a gripping tale of shipwreck, survival, and mutiny in the 18th century, based on the author's meticulous research and storytelling. It explores the hidden world of a British warship, the castaways' ordeal, and the court martial that revealed a shocking truth.
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May 11, 2023 · Grann's masterful new book The Wager is at once an adventure on the high seas, a horror story and a courtroom drama - a little bit Rashomon meets Lord of the Flies' ― Rolling Stone. 'Grann recreates the voyage in all its enthralling horror' ― New York Times Bestseller list, 'Editor's Choice'.
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