New book tells tale of Scottish navy captain who survived shipwreck and mutiny
over 2 years in TheScotsman
Written by the bestselling US author David Grann, The Wager tells the remarkable story of the eponymous British warship, wrecked on a remote island off the coast of Patagonia, and of the ship's Fife-born captain David Cheap, left for dead following the ensuing mutiny, who returned to Britain years later to reveal the truth about what had happened. Interview by Dean Jobb
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