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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is the fifth nonfiction book by American journalist David Grann. The book focuses on the Wager Mutiny. It was published on April 18, 2023 by Doubleday. The book became a bestseller, topping The New York Times best-seller list in the nonfiction category for its first week of publication.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling 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.
Apr 18, 2023 · Drawing on “archival debris: the washed-out logbooks, the moldering correspondence, the half-truthful journals, the surviving records from the troubling court-martial,” Grann brilliantly retells the story of the Wager—a British boat bound for South America on a secret mission during the Imperial War with Spain.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Leonardo DiCaprio. The British naval ship the Wager is wrecked on a desolate island off the tip of South America in 1740.
Oct 30, 2023 · Warner Bros. Pictures. Bestselling author David Grann's recently released epic novel, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, came out to acclaim in April 2023. A tale of...
Apr 14, 2023 · Nonfiction. With His Tale of Shipwreck, David Grann Is Steady as He Goes. The author’s latest book, “The Wager,” investigates the mysteries surrounding an 18th-century maritime disaster off...
Feb 28, 2023 · In September, 1740, during an imperial conflict with Spain, the Wager, carrying some two hundred and fifty officers and crew, had embarked from Portsmouth in a squadron on a secret mission: to ...
