This week, we feature the recently found memoirs of one of baseball’s greats and a fascinating true story of a shipwrecked, mutinous crew.
Nonfiction ‘The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder’
By David Grann
In 1740, a squadron of seven ships left Portsmouth, England, on a mission to capture a fabled Spanish galleon. “The Wager” is the story of one of those fated ships. It’s a riveting tale on the high seas that carries readers along with a thrilling narrative. Masterfully written, it’s a page-turner of the finest order as the book opens its sails on a perilous mission that leads to a shipwreck, harrowing survival, and cruel savagery. Mayhem, murder, and mutiny rule. Who survives to tell the tale?…