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Michael Seidel, writer 
Great book, currently reading it.
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I see you’re also reading “The Wager”. Just finished it, myself. Thanks for reading and commenting. Cheers
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How did you enjoy The Wager? I’ve only just started it.
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It captivated me. As he’s done with other offerings, he crisply defines the characters; you know exactly who they are. But the many added details of British Navy life of that era, and the matters of the ships and politics informed and fascinated me. I hope I didn’t build it up too much for you, and that you find it as interesting as me. Happy reading. Cheers
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Thank you, I was interested in the historical aspect, that they would have to entice/kidnap or source from workhouses to crew the ships. It does sound fascinating, I really bought it for a friend whose father was an orphan and ended up in the Navy, and I knew him too and it’s kind of in tribute to him I wanted to read it, a man without family who survived his adventures, though lost his leg on a ship, so a career cut short, but an extraordinary life, formed by some of those earlier experiences. This will help me imagine life at sea and the conditions that create mutiny.
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Sounds like an extraordinary life. It’s amazing what people survive and how they emerge. Yes, the conditions and life were so harsh and helps dispel the glossy life at sea that modern literature has mythologized. Learning what it may have really been like is addictive for me.
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