The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder / David Grann.

Book

Grann, David, author.

First edition.

New York : Doubleday, [2023]

©2023

©2023

xii, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Reveals the history and the aftermath of the shipwreck of the Wager, a British vessel that left England in 1740 on a secret mission during imperial war with Spain. Argues that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.

Wager (Ship)

Shipwrecks -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)

Shipwreck victims -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)

Shipwreck victims -- Great Britain.

Mutiny -- Great Britain.

Informational works.

Maps on lining pages.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-313) and index.

[Table of contents]. Part one: The wooden world. The first lieutenant ; A gentleman volunteer ; The gunner -- Part two: Into the storm. Dead reckoning ; The storm within the storm ; Alone ; The gulf of pain -- Part three: Castaways. Wreckage ; The beast ; Our new town ; Nomads of the sea ; The Lord of Mount Misery ; Extremities ; Affections of the people ; The ark ; My mutineers -- Part four: Deliverance. Byron's choice ; Port of God's Mercy ; The haunting ; The day of our deliverance -- Part five: Judgment. A literary rebellion ; The prize ; Grub Street hacks ; The docket ; The court-martial ; The version that won.

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