The Wager_ a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and - David Grann

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• Author: David Grann
• Full Title: The Wager_ a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and - David Grann
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Highlights

• “The only things we met with remarkable here are the armadillos, or what the seamen call hogs in armour,” the Trial’s purser, Millechamp, wrote. “They are about the size of a large cat, their nose like a hog’s, with a thick shell…hard enough to resist a strong blow with a hammer.” (Location 1030)