The Wager: a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann (4.5)
One of the most shocking things to me about this book is that those who survived the horrific circumstances of this experience on sea wanted to go back on a ship after returning to Britain! We are talking about people who experienced starvation, scurvy, being stranded, prison, and more. This is the fascinating story of a British armada sent to engage and loot a Spanish galleon somewhere around the Drake Passage at the bottom of South America. The author has assembled the history of one ship, the Wager, based on journals and accounts from those on board. The harrowing events make this a relatively difficult book to read, but it moves quickly enough to be riveting.
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