True Stories Society Book Club

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and M**der by David Grann isa bestselling nonfiction book about the 18th-century British warship HMS Wager, which wrecked off the coast of Patagonia, leading to a dramatic story of survival, mutiny, and a subsequent court-martial that questioned heroism, loyalty, and the nature of empire. The book, published in 2023, reads like a thriller, detailing the crew's desperate struggle for survival and the conflicting accounts that emerged, with a film adaptation in the works by Martin Scorsese.

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