5/12/2023 0 Comments The wager by david grannHappy pub day, David.ĭavid Grann: Thank you. David Grann will be hosting a book event tonight at Barnes and Noble Union Square at 7:00 PM but he joins me now on publication day of the book. Eventually, the crew split off into groups, and the question is, would they make it off Wager Island alive? The Wager: A Tale Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is out today. There were threats of mutiny and all hope seemed to be lost. The crew settled on a desolate island, and amidst famine and desperation, factions emerged. After a relatively easy start to the journey, the ship eventually made it to the notoriously difficult sea around Cape Horn, where the ship encountered churning currents, enormous waves, and punishing wind.Īdd the misery of disgusting conditions and widespread disease, aboard the ship, The Wager shipwreck on the southern coast of Chile. The Wager sets sail from Portsmouth, England in 1740 on a mission as part of an ongoing conflict with Spain. The wild and true story of a shipwreck and mutiny on the high seas is the subject of New Yorker staff writer David Grann's new book. Alison Stewart: This is All Of It on WNYC.
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