![]() ![]() ![]() Though the account was written in archaic English, and the lettering was faded and hard to decipher, it instantly sparked my curiosity. I came across an 18th-century eyewitness account of the expedition by John Byron, who had been a 16-year-old midshipman on the Wager when the voyage began. What first sparked your curiosity about this story of a British naval expedition in the mid-18th century? Your previous books have dealt with a range of historical eras and subjects. What happened next-from the men’s harrowing survival to the unexpected fallout once they returned to England-is expertly told by National Book Award finalist and Edgar Award winner David Grann in The Wager. However, before the crew could accomplish their mission, they wrecked on an island off the coast of Patagonia. In 1740, a ship called the Wager departed from England to pursue a Spanish galleon filled with treasure. ![]()
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