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The White Darkness. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is the fifth nonfiction book by American journalist David Grann. [ 1] The book focuses on the Wager Mutiny. It was published on April 18, 2023 by Doubleday. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The book became a bestseller, topping The New York Times best-seller list in the nonfiction category for ...
F2546 .G747 2009. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon is a non-fiction book by American author David Grann. Published in 2009, the book recounts the activities of the British explorer Percy Fawcett who, in 1925, disappeared with his son in the Amazon rainforest while looking for the ancient "Lost City of Z". In the book ...
Harlan Ellison (short story); L.Q. Jones, Alvy Moore and Wayne Cruseturner (screenplay) Barefoot Gen. 1976. Tengo Yamada (screenplay), Keiji Nakazawa (manga) The story of Gen Nakaoka and his family, who lived in Hiroshima at the time it was atom-bombed, and their struggles and trials amidst the nuclear holocaust. Damnation Alley.
David Grann, author of "Killers of the Flower Moon," arrives in Savannah with his latest page-turner, "The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder."
David Aaronovitch in The Times wrote, "There is a kick-in-the guts half-twist at the end of the book that gives the work its moral heft and reminds the American people of the great cost of their nationhood. It's a twist that owes everything to Grann's diligence and intelligence as a journalist.
The Wager has been confirmed as Martin Scorsese's next film after Killers of the Flower Moon. Here's what to know about the movie, including cast and plot. 'The Killers of the Flower Moon' Team ...
Dion Graham. Dion Graham is an American actor and narrator. As an actor, he has worked both on and off-Broadway, as well as in TV series and film. As of April 2024, he has narrated at least 280 audiobooks. [ 1] He has earned a place on AudioFile magazine's list of Golden Voice Narrators, as well as Audible 's Narrator Hall of Fame.
John Bulkeley was a British seaman, best known for leading survivors of the wreck of HMS Wager to safety. [1] [2] Bulkeley was the ship's gunner, not one of her commissioned officers. David Cheap, the ship's acting captain, had lost the confidence of his former crew, many of whom were convinced that when the ship was sunk, and their pay ended ...