# Books and the old world

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/books-and-the-old-world/75675>\
**Category:** Maritime History\
**Created:** [May 23, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/books-and-the-old-world/75675 "2026-05-23T12:50:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Cooke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Cooke](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Cooke)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/books-and-the-old-world/75675/1 "2026-05-23T12:50:39Z")

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I just finished reading The Wager, by David Grann ( [The Wager | David Grann](https://www.davidgrann.com/book/the-wager/) ). Incredible story. Part sea story, part detective story. Any one read it?

On a second note, somedays the extreme privations guys like that faced (starvation, cannibalism, and scurvy, etc) as horrifying as they were, seem simpler and more straightforward than signing in to 2-factor authentication to complete the latest company HR harassment training or filing in yet another government document. Death sucks but its honest.

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**Author:** ![Bruce1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@Bruce1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Bruce1)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/books-and-the-old-world/75675/2 "2026-05-25T09:49:22Z")

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Not as bad as trying to make a claim with USPS for a no delivered package

PS ill order the book thanks