The Wager a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder /
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and clot...
| Main Author: | Grann, David, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Doubleday,
[2023]
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Prologue
- 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
- Epilogue.