The Wager
A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
What's it about
Ever wondered what happens when survival turns men into monsters? In 1742, a battered vessel washes ashore in Brazil with a handful of emaciated men. They have an incredible story of surviving a shipwreck, but their tale is just the beginning of a much darker mystery. You'll discover the shocking truth when another ship arrives with a different set of survivors, accusing the first group of mutiny and murder. Uncover the brutal realities of life at sea, the psychological torment of being stranded, and how conflicting accounts of the same event can create a life-or-death battle for the truth.
Meet the author
David Grann is an award-winning staff writer for The New Yorker magazine and the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon. A masterful storyteller and meticulous researcher, Grann is renowned for unearthing forgotten histories and transforming them into gripping, immersive narratives. He excels at plumbing archives and chasing down obscure documents to reconstruct the past, bringing to life the incredible true stories of adventure, obsession, and human endurance that others have overlooked, as he does masterfully in The Wager.
What's it about
Ever wondered what happens when survival turns men into monsters? In 1742, a battered vessel washes ashore in Brazil with a handful of emaciated men. They have an incredible story of surviving a shipwreck, but their tale is just the beginning of a much darker mystery. You'll discover the shocking truth when another ship arrives with a different set of survivors, accusing the first group of mutiny and murder. Uncover the brutal realities of life at sea, the psychological torment of being stranded, and how conflicting accounts of the same event can create a life-or-death battle for the truth.
Meet the author
David Grann is an award-winning staff writer for The New Yorker magazine and the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon. A masterful storyteller and meticulous researcher, Grann is renowned for unearthing forgotten histories and transforming them into gripping, immersive narratives. He excels at plumbing archives and chasing down obscure documents to reconstruct the past, bringing to life the incredible true stories of adventure, obsession, and human endurance that others have overlooked, as he does masterfully in The Wager.
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