I imagine that most people who read The Wager will do so having already read David’s last work, Killers of the Flower Moon. One of the most acclaimed non-fiction books in recent memory, Killers excavated a largely forgotten story and not only brought it back into the light but brought it to life with vivid prose and unforgettable real-life characters. In The Wager, Grann tries to do the same thing but with a much different story. Whereas Killers of the Flower Moon covered events in […]
The Sea Was Angry That Day, My Friends
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann