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The Wager A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann

#1 On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty’s Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in...

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The Tucker Carlson Show

The book was mentioned as being sold by a woman promoting the concept of a wifeandgirlfriend, which the speakers criticized as "nasty behavior" and called out for its content.

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I had found out that this had happened. The girl was selling a book called WAG, which means wife and girlfriend. So she was like promoting that, you know, she had a boyfriend and she had a husband. Th...

— Episode: Colby Covington

Episode: Colby Covington

The book was mentioned as being sold by a woman promoting the concept of a wifeandgirlfriend, which the speakers criticized as "nasty behavior" and called out for its content.

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I had found out that this had happened. The girl was selling a book called WAG, which means wife and girlfriend. So she was like promoting that, you know, she had a boyfriend and she had a husband. That didn't used to be allowed. It shouldn't be allowed.

It's pretty nasty behavior. I'd say. So what did you say about it? I just said the truth, you know. I said, that's disgusting, you know. You're a cuck and your wife is a vile lady. She's selling books promoting being a WAG, you know, being a wife and a girlfriend.

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was mentioned as a book written by David Grann, with his older book called "Killers of the Flower Moon" also being discussed.

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You might find a new title from an old favorite like David Gran who wrote killers of the flower moon and his new book, the wager, a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder or listen to a classic novel fo...

— Episode: MFM Minisode 384

Episode: MFM Minisode 384

It was mentioned as a book written by David Grann, with his older book called "Killers of the Flower Moon" also being discussed.

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You might find a new title from an old favorite like David Gran who wrote killers of the flower moon and his new book, the wager, a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder or listen to a classic novel for the first time like George Orwell's 1984 narrated by Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo and Tom Hardy.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Dax mentioned the thriller about a shipwreck and mutiny written by David Grann.

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David Gran is one of my favorite history writers. He wrote The Wager and he also wrote Killers of Flower Moon.

— Episode: Sharon McMahon (law and government teach...

Episode: Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Dax mentioned the thriller about a shipwreck and mutiny written by David Grann.

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David Gran is one of my favorite history writers. He wrote The Wager and he also wrote Killers of Flower Moon.

Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

The book tells the dramatic 1741 shipwreck and survival saga of the British vessel The Wager. It was highlighted as an adventurous historical narrative.

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The Wager tells the tale of a British ship of that name that broke apart off the coast of Patagonia in 1741.

— Episode: Breaking The Menstruation Taboo

Episode: Breaking The Menstruation Taboo

The book tells the dramatic 1741 shipwreck and survival saga of the British vessel The Wager. It was highlighted as an adventurous historical narrative.

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The Wager tells the tale of a British ship of that name that broke apart off the coast of Patagonia in 1741.

How Did This Get Made?

Paul highly recommended 'The Wager,' a true story about a British maritime ship that was lost at sea.

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I know I'm a little bit late to the game on this one, but The Wager is a fantastic read. If you don't want to read The Wager, it's a true story about a British maritime ship that is lost at sea. A yea...

— Episode: Last Looks: Madame Web

Episode: Last Looks: Madame Web

Paul highly recommended 'The Wager,' a true story about a British maritime ship that was lost at sea.

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I know I'm a little bit late to the game on this one, but The Wager is a fantastic read. If you don't want to read The Wager, it's a true story about a British maritime ship that is lost at sea. A year later, the survivors of the shipwreck arrive. And then a year after that, another ship of survivors arrive and are like, fuck those first survivors. That's how the book starts. It is great. It's, I think, one of the books of the year, The Wager.

Criminal

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Criminal

The Wager recounts the true story of five British warships on a mission to steal a Spanish treasure ship. The story follows the expedition's perilous journey around Cape Horn, the subsequent shipwreck of the Wager, and the struggles of the crew on a desolate island, culminating in mutiny, murder, and eventual trials.

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David Grann's book is The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.

— Episode: Shipwrecked

Episode: Shipwrecked

The Wager recounts the true story of five British warships on a mission to steal a Spanish treasure ship. The story follows the expedition's perilous journey around Cape Horn, the subsequent shipwreck of the Wager, and the struggles of the crew on a desolate island, culminating in mutiny, murder, and eventual trials.

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David Grann's book is The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.

David Grann says it's possible some were as young as six years old.

David Gran says that Captain Cheap was starting to feel like he was losing control over the men on the island.

David Gran says the story of the Wager went on to inspire Herman Melville, who called it a remarkable and most interesting narrative.

David Gran's book is The Wager, a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder.

The MeatEater Podcast

The author of the book, David Grann, was on the show promoting it.

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David Grann was here promoting, he wasn't promoting Killers of the Flower Moon, he was promoting The Wager.

— Episode: Ep 498: Hunting, Singing, and Going Dry...

Episode: Ep 498: Hunting, Singing, and Going Dry with the T...

The author of the book, David Grann, was on the show promoting it.

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David Grann was here promoting, he wasn't promoting Killers of the Flower Moon, he was promoting The Wager.

Episode: Ep. 455: The Wager with David Grann

It's a tale of shipwreck, mutiny, and murder, focusing on the voyage of the Wager and its accompanying ships. The book explores themes of survival, leadership, and the way stories are shaped.

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David Graham's latest book The Wager, a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder.

American Scandal

The Wager, a historical nonfiction book, was described as reading like a thriller and a favorite among the history-themed book club, The Age of Exploration, Please Stop.

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Another of the titles that made the list was The Wager by David Graham, a remarkable piece of historical nonfiction that reads just like a thriller.

— Episode: Aaron Hernandez: A Football Tragedy | Th...

Episode: Aaron Hernandez: A Football Tragedy | The End Zone...

The Wager, a historical nonfiction book, was described as reading like a thriller and a favorite among the history-themed book club, The Age of Exploration, Please Stop.

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Another of the titles that made the list was The Wager by David Graham, a remarkable piece of historical nonfiction that reads just like a thriller.

It was one of the favorites this year from my history-themed book club The Age of Exploration, Please Stop.

KSR

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KSR

The hosts highlighted the title as a gripping nonfiction account of an 18th‑century shipwreck and mutiny, noting its award‑winning status. Matt Jones specifically urged listeners who enjoy nonfiction to read the book, calling it a great true story. In a separate episode they mentioned that Kentucky led the nation in searches for the title, noting it in passing without further comment.

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Episode: 2025-02-14- KSR - Hour 1

The hosts noted that Kentucky led the nation in searches for the book and mentioned it in passing without giving a detailed opinion.

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Kentucky was the number one state by far for search of that book, The Wager, I talked about.

Episode: 2025-02-13- KSR - Hour 1

The hosts praised the nonfiction account of an 18thcentury shipwreck, calling it a great truestory that everyone who likes nonfiction should read.

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I'm getting way too into ship culture. I'm reading this book, The Wager. It's about this shipwreck in the 1700s, a great true story. People who like nonfiction have to read this book; it came out last year and won a lot of awards.

Episode: 2025-02-12- KSR - Hour 2

The hosts described it as a true story about an 18thcentury British ship that attempted to round Cape Horn, shipwrecked on an island, and led to "Lord of the Flies"type drama, also exploring 1700s shipculture sayings.

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By the way, if you all seem to enjoy the book recommendations, I'm going to give you another one. This one is really good, and it's a true story. It's called Wager. It came out last year.

It's about this, like, ship in Britain that tried to go around Cape Horn in South America in the 1750s. They ended up, like, shipwrecked on an island and, like, Lord of the Flies kind of stuff happened. And it's a true story, and it's really, really good.

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

It was discussed as another book featuring a survival story where, due to extreme circumstances, the characters were forced to kill a dog.

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And I just finished a book called The Wager where they got stuck on an island.

— Episode: Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Apr 29...

Episode: Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Apr 29 2024

It was discussed as another book featuring a survival story where, due to extreme circumstances, the characters were forced to kill a dog.

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And I just finished a book called The Wager where they got stuck on an island.

I just read that separately.

Well, they have a... there's a spoiler alert and a dog story in there too as they are struggling to be able to survive.

Things are so bad that they kill a dog.

Episode: Hour 2 - Kristi Noem Kills VP Hopes

It was mentioned as another book that the host had recently read, involving a survival story where the characters were forced to make difficult decisions regarding a dog.

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And when you read that it is a day and I just finished a book called the wager where they got stuck on an island.

Episode: Hour 3 - Biden's Not "Canceling" Student Debt

It was described as a very good read and focused on the topic of scurvy, which was discussed in the context of historical exploration.

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I just ripped through that book The Wager, which a lot of people are reading. It's huge on Amazon. Really good read and it goes into the whole skirt.

Episode: Buck Brief - Deport Criminal Aliens Now

It was described as a captivating read about a British squadron's secret mission in 1740 to capture a Spanish treasure galleon and the ensuing shipwreck and mutiny, which was said to not go well for them.

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I am about halfway through the wager, which is about a British squadron sent on a secret mission by the Admiralty to take a Spanish treasure galleon in 1740 and they try to go around the southern tip of South America.

Spoiler alert doesn't go well for them, but it's about shipwreck mutiny.

It's really interesting so far. So the wager has been a really good read, really enjoying that one.

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

Otto, while living in the attic, would read nautical adventure books from the library in his spare time, dreaming of being on a boat.

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At night he would read through stacks of nautical adventure books By Candlelight Dreaming of being on a boat Dolly would check them out of the library for him

— Episode: 200 - Otto in the Attic

Episode: 200 - Otto in the Attic

Otto, while living in the attic, would read nautical adventure books from the library in his spare time, dreaming of being on a boat.

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At night he would read through stacks of nautical adventure books By Candlelight Dreaming of being on a boat Dolly would check them out of the library for him

Episode: 200 - Otto in the Attic

Otto, while living in the attic, read through many of these books by candlelight as a way to pass the time and escape his reality.

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At night he would read through stacks of nautical adventure books By candlelight And he would read through the books Dreaming of being on a boat Dolly would check them out of the library for him

American History Tellers

The Wager was a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, and it got the speaker's imagination going.

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A great listen that got my imagination going was David Grahn's newest, The Wager, a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder.

— Episode: Benjamin Franklin | Join or Die | 1

Episode: Benjamin Franklin | Join or Die | 1

The Wager was a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, and it got the speaker's imagination going.

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A great listen that got my imagination going was David Grahn's newest, The Wager, a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder.

Episode: History Daily: The First Execution of the Salem Wi...

The speaker recommended "The Wager", a book about shipwreck, mutiny, and murder, as a good listen that got his imagination going.

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A great listen that got my imagination going was David Grahn's newest, The Wager, a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder.

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