Bibliography The Wager

These are the sources for the Defragged History series “The Wager” on YouTube. This list is not complete, as more titles will be added during production.

Books

Anon. An Affecting Narrative of the Unfortunate Voyage and Catastrophe of His Majesty’s Ship Wager, One of Commodore Anson’s Squadron in the South Sea Expedition… The Whole Compiled from Authentic Journals. London: John Norwood, 1751. [PDF]

Bulkeley, John and Cummins, John, A Voyage to the South-Seas in the years 1740-1,  1743, London, Jacob Robinson. PDF

Byron, John, Loss of the Wager Man of War, One of Commodore Anson’s Squadron, in the year 1744, and the consequent embarrassments of the crew, etc., 1809, London,Thomas Tegg. [PDF]

Byron, John, The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron: Containing an Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, from the Year 1740, Till Their Arrival in England, 1746, 1769, London, S. Baker and G. Leigh. [PDF]

Grann, David, The Wager, A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, 2023, London, Simon and Schuster UK Ltd. E-book.

Heaps, Leo, Log of the Centurion: Based on the Original Papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on Board HMS Centurion, Lord Anson’s Flagship During His Circumnavigation, 1740-44,  1973, Leeds, Sapere Books. E-book.

Layman, C. H., The Wager Disaster: Mayhem, Mutiny and Murder in the South Seas, 2015, London, Uniform Press. E-book.

Morris, Isaac, A Narrative of the Dangers and Distresses Which Befel Isaac Morris, and Seven More of the Crew, Belonging to the Wager Store-Ship, Which Attended Commodore Anson, in His Voyage to the South Sea. 1752, Dublin, G. and A. Ewing.

Thomas, Pascoe. A True and Impartial Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas, and Round the Globe, in His Majesty’s Ship the Centurion, Under the Command of Commodore George Anson. London: S. Birt, 1745.

Articles

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/29/unpublished-letter-mutiny-hms-wager-royal-navy