
THE WAGER: David Grann Tells a Tale of Shipwreck and Mutiny
The Next Big Idea
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The Pros and Cons of Cheap and Bocli
The crew of the Spanish Magellan were shipwrecked on an inhospitable island. They decided to mutiny, but spent a lot of time drafting legal documents explaining why they should go with Bocli and not their captain. "It's like trying to take your 1987 Toyota to like an F1 race," says author Simon & Schuster.
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