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A nonfiction book by David Grann about the Wager Mutiny in 1741, when a Royal Navy ship was wrecked and its crew rebelled. The book was a bestseller and received positive reviews, and was adapted for film by Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Wager is a thrilling account of the British naval ship HMS Wager. In 1741, as part of Commodore George Anson's squadron, they set out to intercept Spanish galleons carrying treasure from South America.
Apr 18, 2023 · A best-selling book by David Grann about a British warship that wrecked on a desert island in 1740 and the mutiny that followed. Based on archival research and court records, the book explores the human behavior and imperial ambition at the extremes.
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 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 ...
Apr 14, 2023 · The men were survivors of the H.M.S. Wager, a British man-of-war that had left England nearly a year and a half before, part of a squadron that had been tasked with capturing a...
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.
