The Wager disaster : mayhem, mutiny and murder in the south seas /

In 1741, the British warship HMS Wager crashed on the shore of an uninhabited island off the coast of Chilean Patagonia. One hundred and forty men reached land. Only thirty-six made it back home. The "Wager" Disaster is the extraordinary story of human endurance and the perseverance of tho...

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Main Author:	Layman, C. H.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Uniform Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Wager (Ship) Castaways. Shipwrecks > Pacific Ocean. Voyages and travels. Chiloé Island (Chile)