294: The Ill-Fated Voyage of HMS Wager w/ David Grann - A True Crime History Podcast
Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast
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The Castaways of Wager Island
When things got really bad on Wager Island, and all hope seemed lost, it was a local native tribe who embraced the castaways and even helped them survive. The British Empire had a harsh and prejudiced view during this time towards indigenous peoples. And eventually the Kerasquar take one look at these kind of hairy white castaways in Europeans who are spiraling into violence and are threatening and they just disappear one morning.
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