The Wager
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The Wager
| Full title | The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder |
|---|---|
| Author | David Grann |
| Published | 2023 |
| Pages | 432 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | David Grann reconstructs the wreck of HMS Wager off Patagonia and the competing accounts the survivors brought home — a book about what happens to authority when the institution is out of reach, and whose version of events becomes the record. |
Where I heard about it
- @moseskagan’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)”, April 2025. Full set of replies: What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
- @typesfast’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025. Full set of replies: What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Connections
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- History
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