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Simon & Schuster , pp. 352 . Papeback. New.

Simon & Schuster Ltd. Paperback. NEW. The Wager, a nonfiction book written by the internationally bestselling author of "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "The Lost City of Z," tells a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder. It has been hailed as one of the finest nonfiction books ever written, with The Guardian describing it as a book that unfurls like a great sail. The story begins on January 28th, 1742, when a dilapidated vessel made of patched-together wood and cloth washes up on the coast of Brazil. Inside the ship are thirty emaciated men, barely clinging to life, and they have an extraordinary tale to tell. These men are survivors of the Wager, a British ship that set sail from England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. Their mission was to chase a Spanish treasure-filled galleon. However, their journey takes a disastrous turn when the Wager is wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. Marooned for months and facing starvation, the crew… Read More

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Paperback. New. 352 pages. 9.13x6.10x0.94 inches.