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Jun 29, 2024 · Those imperial encounters boiled over when a Spanish officer boarded a British brig, accused the captain of smuggling sugar and cut off his ear, launching the conflict known as the War of Jenkins' Ear—a bit of pub trivia that also left us, Grann writes, "one of the longest castaway voyages ever recorded."
Jun 19, 2024 · Unfortunately, one of the British ships, the Wager, got wrecked in a storm near South America. The survivors, led by Captain David Cheap, ended up on an uninhabited island with little food and water. Captain Cheap, in a fit of anger, shot a sailor, leading to a mutiny.
Jul 1, 2024 · And finally in July of 2022, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio announced that they will be teaming up yet again on the big screen adaptation of David Grant's follow-up book The Wager, a tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder.
Jun 24, 2024 · The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann. Who is telling the truth and what actually happened on the Wager and after it sunk? Grann uses journal entries and documents that survived and retells the tail of the journey of the Wager and the crew members on board.
Jun 19, 2024 · The Wager is a true story that explores the 18th-century shipwreck of the British naval ship named the Wager during the War of Jenkins’ Ear. The survivors, led by Captain David Cheap, find themselves stranded on an island near Patagonia, facing challenges like food shortages & internal conflicts.
Jun 22, 2024 · Titled THE WAGER, a tale of SHIPWRECK, MUTINY and MURDER, this is a gripping read, penned by David Grann, bestselling author of the novel and recently aired tv series, Killers of the Flower Moon. The Wager seemed doomed from the start.
Jun 17, 2024 · Along with his Life of Jesus film, a Marilynne Robinson adaptation, a Frank Sinatra biopic, and an adaptation of David Grann’s The Wager, Scorsese will embark on a documentary about ancient shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea.
