The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder /
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washe...
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New York :
Doubleday,
[2023].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of 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.