Stephen reviewed The Wager by David Grann
On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on …
Great story, very well told
5 stars
I seem to be getting increasingly partial to historic voyages, so some bias here. But the author manages to flesh out characters with a lot of (clearly flagged) speculation to fill in blanks. He also resists spoiling the result of the 280 year old story.
If you like starvation and scurvy, this book has a lot.