The author writes that as accounts proliferated in the press, “perceptions of the Wager affair varied from reader to reader.” What was your final take on the affair? Did you believe any one person's account more than another?

Book Clubs The Wager by David Grann Discussion
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The author writes that as accounts proliferated in the press, “perceptions of the Wager affair varied from reader to reader.” What was your final take on the affair? Did you believe any one person’s account more than another?

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Captain Cheat seemed like a pompous aristocrat, more concerned about his stature and his own future versus anyone on the ship. My sympathies tended toward Bulkley, who appeared to keep his head and think relatively rationally throughout. I am appalled that Capt. got away with the murder without so much as a rebuke by the authorities.

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Not really. I was not a fan of Cheap and the way he conducted himself. His views of the conflict were certainly shaded by his egotistical view of himself. In my opinion, he caused the disrespect of the men towards him. He was my least favorite character in the book.