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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.
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 his account ...
A nonfiction book about a British ship that wrecked on a deserted island in 1740 and the survivors' conflicting stories of what happened. The author reveals the deeper meaning of the events on the Wager, showing the clash of empire, survival and justice.
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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.
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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 crew, already decimated by storms, scurvy, and sundry other trials, finds its ship dashed on the rocks off the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. Marooned in May 1741 with little hope of rescue, the men struggle to survive on a scabrous spit of land subsequently named Wager Island.
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- David Grann
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.
