![]() ![]() It's been a long journey, not quite as long and arduous as The Wager men went through, but it's been a long one.Īlison Stewart: Would you begin by reading from the prologue of your book?ĭavid Grann: The only impartial witness was the sun. Happy pub day, David.ĭavid Grann: Thank you. David Grann will be hosting a book event tonight at Barnes and Noble Union Square at 7:00 PM but he joins me now on publication day of the book. Eventually, the crew split off into groups, and the question is, would they make it off Wager Island alive? The Wager: A Tale Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is out today. There were threats of mutiny and all hope seemed to be lost. The crew settled on a desolate island, and amidst famine and desperation, factions emerged. After a relatively easy start to the journey, the ship eventually made it to the notoriously difficult sea around Cape Horn, where the ship encountered churning currents, enormous waves, and punishing wind.Īdd the misery of disgusting conditions and widespread disease, aboard the ship, The Wager shipwreck on the southern coast of Chile. ![]() The Wager sets sail from Portsmouth, England in 1740 on a mission as part of an ongoing conflict with Spain. The wild and true story of a shipwreck and mutiny on the high seas is the subject of New Yorker staff writer David Grann's new book. ![]() Alison Stewart: This is All Of It on WNYC. ![]()
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In that environment, mentorship felt like self-sabotage."īanfield responded to Couric's memoir on her current NewsNation show in late September, saying her father was in a long-term care home at the time with dementia and that the former Today co-host seemed to exaggerate his comments. GOING THERE is an engrossing and entertaining memoir that will have special appeal to those who enjoyed watching Katie Couric on Today for 15 years. ![]() I'd heard her father was telling anyone who'd listen that she was going to replace me. The up-and-comer, Couric writes in Going There, "was the next big thing. ![]() Couric admits in her new book that she could have mentored Banfield but opted not to. In the early 2000s, Banfield was just beginning to make a name for herself at MSNBC. 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