Book Review: 'The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder'
Perhaps a parable for our turbulent times, the future of shipwrecked sailors will be determined by who wins as the layers of disinformation are peeled back.
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Katrina Gulliver on “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder” by David Grann.
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Triumph and disaster in the War of Jenkins' Ear
It all began in 1731 when Robert Jenkins, the captain of the Rebecca, had his ear sliced off by Juan de León Fandiño of the Spanish patrol boat La Isabela. Storming the British brig in the Caribbean, Fandiño accused Jenkins of smuggling sugar from Spanish colonies. He would cut King George’s ear off too, Fandiño
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Martin Scorsese to tell story of HMS Wager and mutinous crew who turned to cannibalism
In 1740, the 28-gun ship HMS Wager was wrecked off the coast of an uninhabited island in South America. Its crew turned to in-fighting and cannibalism as they tried to survive.
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David Grann discusses 'The Wager' in author event May 4 in Naperville
David Grann's "The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder" -- the story of the shipwreck and its aftermath -- features scenery-chewing characters, unexpected twists and an almost unimaginable amount of human misery. Grann will discuss his book May 4 at an author event at Yellow Box Theatre in Naperville.
Source: dailyherald.com