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Author:
David Grann
Publisher:
Doubleday
Date:
April 18, 2023
A story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The 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.
What The Reviewers Say
[A] propulsive, finely detailed seafaring saga.
The most gripping true-life sea yarn I’ve read in years.
[Grann] has found not just a good but a great story, fraught with duplicity, terror and occasional heroism.
The material that Grann has to work with is again unwieldy. He sets up his story as a mystery.
