02000cam a2200409 i 4500 1262076789 TxAuBib 230118s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780385534260 0385534264 (OCoLC)20600 TxAuBib rda Grann, David, author. The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder / David Grann. Tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder. First edition. New York : Doubleday, [2023] xii, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-313) and index. 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. Wager (Ship.) Shipwrecks. Shipwrecks. Patagonia (Argentina and Chile.) Shipwreck victims. Shipwreck victims. Great Britain. Shipwreck victims. Patagonia (Argentina and Chile.) Mutiny Great Britain. Informational works.