The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder
Record details
- ISBN: 0385534264
- ISBN: 9780385534260
- ISBN: 0593678257
- ISBN: 9780593678251
- Physical Description: xv, 492 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Large Print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print in association with Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Maps designed by Jeffrey L. Ward"--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [377]-467) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Part one: The wooden world. The first lieutenant ; A gentleman volunteer ; The gunner -- Part two: Into the storm. Dead reckoning ; The storm within the storm ; Alone ; The gulf of pain -- Part three: Castaways. Wreckage ; The beast ; Our new town ; Nomads of the sea ; The Lord of Mount Misery ; Extremities ; Affections of the people ; The ark ; My mutineers -- Part four: Deliverance. Byron's choice ; Port of God's Mercy ; The haunting ; The day of our deliverance -- Part five: Judgment. A literary rebellion ; The prize ; Grub Street hacks ; The docket ; The court-martial ; The version that won -- Epilogue. |
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Genre: | Récits criminels. True crime stories. Large print books. Large type books. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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La Conner Regional Library | LP 910.916 GRANN 2023 | 113381 | LARGE PRINT | Checked out | 05/13/2024 |