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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.
The Wager is a thrilling account of the British naval ship HMS Wager. In 1741, as part of Commodore George Anson's squadron, they set out to intercept Spanish galleons carrying treasure from South America.
Apr 18, 2023 · 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 ...
Oct 30, 2023 · After Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are reuniting for Apple TV+'s The Wager. Here's what to know!
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.
“Grann tells the riveting tale of the British ship the Wager, which embarked from England on a secret mission against Spain in 1740. Two years later, 30 ragged men from the Wager landed ashore in Brazil. Six months after that, three more Wager sailors washed up in Chile.
Apr 14, 2023 · The author’s latest book, “The Wager,” investigates the mysteries surrounding an 18th-century maritime disaster off Cape Horn.
The British naval ship the Wager is wrecked on a desolate island off the tip of South America in 1740. The captain and crew struggle to survive and maintain order while battling extreme weather and their own human nature.
Apr 12, 2023 · “The Wager,” David Grann’s new book, is as much a rousing adventure as an exploration of the power of narratives to shape our perception of reality.
A couple of ships disappear, hundreds of sailors die from disease or drowning or are incapacitated due to sickness. The Wager is the least seaworthy ship and is wrecked on a tiny island off the coast of Chile that later became known as Wager Island. What follows is a kind of Lord of the Flies for adults. I won’t spoil it by saying what happens.
