Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

Title: Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder Author: David Grann ISBN: 9780385534260 Publisher: Doubleday Published: 2023 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher European History 1516603 Publisher Description: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire. "Riveting...Reads like a thriller, tackling a multilayered history--and imperialism--with gusto." --Time "A tour de force of narrative nonfiction." --The Wall Street Journal On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on