Description: SAGA OF THE SEA - AS MEMORABLE AS THE BOUNTY MUTINY THIS IS A TRUE-LIFE ACCOUNT of an 18th Century sea drama, told in a masterful way by one of today's top narrative writers - David Grann - whose previous works Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z have established him in the top ranks of nonfiction authors. It is a story of mutiny and mayhem in the Royal Navy that deserves to be as well known as the HMS Bounty saga - and possibly will be because of this book. HMS Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off Patagonia in 1741. What followed was a mutiny against the officers with the survivors splitting into two groups that eventually set off separately in small flimsy boats in search of safety and a passage home. There were a few survivors from each group - and they told differing stories of who were the heroes and who the villains. Who were telling the truth and who were lying? GRANN UNFOLDS THIS FASCINATING STORY in a narrative that will keep readers awake late into the night. This is a fine condition First Edition of a book that seems certain to become a classic of maritime history. It is illustrated with numerous color pictures and in addition to a general index, it has copious source notes and a bibliography. We have protected the dust-jacket with a removable Brodart plastic cover. Publisher: Doubleday ISBN: 978-0-385-53426-0 Nonfiction: History + All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble wrap to guard against damage. This book will be shipped in a cardboard box. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the illustrations we post with our eBay listings are from the books in our inventory and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too! + Take care. Do the boring and unimportant stuff when you can. Read a book today.
Price: 23.95 USD
Location: Sausalito, California
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Book Title: The Wager: A tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny & Murder
Book Series: Historical
Original Language: English
Item Length: 6.4 in
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 9.5 in
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Brodart Plastic Cover
Topic: True Drama of the Days of Sail
Item Width: 1.4 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Doubleday
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition, Number Line 9 to 8
Publication Year: 2023
Type: True-Life Account
Era: 1700s
Illustrator: Contemporary Art
Author: David Grann
Genre: Maritime History, Men in Confict
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 1 lb 9 oz
Number of Pages: 329
