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The Wager

David Grann · 2023

352 pages

In 1740 a British warship hunting a Spanish treasure galleon is wrecked off Patagonia. Months later two groups of survivors reach South America with opposing stories, and a court martial must decide which men were heroes and which were mutineers.

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Nautical Adventure, Survival, Deserted Island, Betrayal, Courtroom Drama

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