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On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is the fifth nonfiction book by American journalist David Grann. [1] The book focuses on the Wager Mutiny . It was published on April 18, 2023 by Doubleday.
David Grann’s The Wager is an entertaining entry in the robust subgenre of shipwreck literature. The boat in question – the titular HMS Wager – sported twenty-four guns and a crew of around 120 sailors and marines.
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 ...
On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell.
On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell.
David Grann's latest book, "The Wager," delves into the mysteries of an 18th-century maritime disaster that occurred off Cape Horn. The latest book from journalist and bestselling author...