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The Wager
David Grann's 'The Wager' unravels a harrowing 18th-century shipwreck to expose how truth itself becomes a contested narrative when human nature is pushed to its absolute limits.
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“David Grann's 'The Wager' unravels a harrowing 18th-century shipwreck to expose how truth itself becomes a contested narrative when human nature is pushed to its absolute limits.”
— David Grann, The Wager
Truth, survival, human nature, authority
If you've ever wondered how easily order can collapse, or how fiercely people cling to their version of events when everything is at stake, this resonates, and this will help you see what to do next.
David Grann meticulously reconstructs forgotten historical events, weaving together archival research and vivid storytelling to reveal the complex human dramas and moral ambiguities beneath the surface of official records.