![]() ![]() In a large part, this is the tale of two strong-willed characters on a collision course.Īt the helm is David Cheap, who became the ship's captain after a death at sea. Journal entries made on the voyage gave Grann a window into their thoughts and fears. He manages to wring maximum drama out of the events and sketch out nuanced portraits of key players on the doomed ship. Grann, the author of the acclaimed "Killers of the Flower Moon," tells it with style. The story of the shipwreck and its aftermath features scenery-chewing characters, unexpected twists and an almost unimaginable amount of human misery. Mutineers abandoned their captain on the island after he fatally shot an unruly crew member in the head. Crew members blamed their imperious captain for their fate and rigid naval order broke down. Stranded on a cold, deserted island, shipwreck survivors scraped seaweed off rocks to boil and eat. ![]()
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