From David Grann the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, comes The Wager, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.
"A tour de force of narrative nonfiction." --The Wall Street Journal
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"A tour de force of narrative nonfiction." --The Wall Street Journal
From David Grann the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, comes The Wager, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.
"A tour de force of narrative nonfiction." --The Wall Street Journal
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"A tour de force of narrative nonfiction." --The Wall Street Journal
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