02178cam a2200397 i 4500 1337522872 OCoLC 20230509125628.0 230118s2023 nyuabf b 001 0 eng d 9780385534260 AJM s-ag--- s-cl--- e-uk--- 910.91 Grann, David, author. 13441 The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder / David Grann. Tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder First edition. New York: Doubleday, [2023] xii, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier 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. Shipwrecks. 3190 Shipwreck victims. 13442 Mutiny Great Britain. 13443 Shipwreck victims Great Britain. 13444 Shipwreck victims Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) 13445 Wager (Ship) 13446 .b178641625 ddc BOOK 28790 28790 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2023-05-09 30.00 3 1 910.91 GRAN 64276 2024-01-24 2023-12-12 2023-05-09 BOOK 1