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

By: Grann, David [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York: Doubleday, [2023]Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780385534260Other title: Tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murderSubject(s): Shipwrecks | Shipwreck victims | Mutiny -- Great Britain | Shipwreck victims -- Great Britain | Shipwreck victims -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) | Wager (Ship)DDC classification: 910.91
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.
Summary: This tale of shipwreck, survival and savagery...recounts the events on His Majesty’s Ship The Wager, a British vessel that left England in 1740 on a secret mission, resulting in a court martial that revealed a shocking truth.
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Maps on lining papers.

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

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.

This tale of shipwreck, survival and savagery...recounts the events on His Majesty’s Ship The Wager, a British vessel that left England in 1740 on a secret mission, resulting in a court martial that revealed a shocking truth.

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