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The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder / David Grann.

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ISBN: 9780385534260
ISBN: 0385534264
Physical Description: xii, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

General Note:	Maps on lining pages.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-313) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.