Political Gabfest Reads: How the British Empire Twisted the Truth
b'David Plotz talks with author David Grann about his new book,\\xa0The Wager. The non-fiction book tells the harrowing story of a shipwreck off the coast of Patagonia in 1742. They discuss how the British Empire twisted fact and fiction, the process of digging through 280-year-old documents, and why you should always have citrus at sea.\\n\\nTweet us your questions\\xa0@SlateGabfest\\xa0or email us at\\xa0gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)\\n\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'