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The #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Killers of the Flower Moon

In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett ventured into the Amazon jungle, in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called "The Lost City of Z." In this masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett's quest for "Z" and his own journey into the deadly jungle, as he unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Grann, David
ISBN: 9781400078455
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.04 x 0.91
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Year: 2010

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Hardy British explorer searches for the source of a legend and disappears.

Ryan F. - 5 years 5 months ago

In early part of the 20th century, British soldier turned adventurer, Percy Fawcett plunges presumably further into the forbidding Amazon jungle than any previous European. Growing increasingly convinced that he's narrowing down the location of the legendary El Dorado and with the backing of London's Royal Society, Fawcett and company embark on a much publicized push into the Amazonian interior, never to resurface. Nearly a century later, author David Grann attempts to follow the path Fawcett took and discover the fate of his party and if there's any truth to the mythical lost city.
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An exploration into the amazon and into the life of Percy Fawcett

Matt G. - 8 years 2 months ago

In The Lost City of Z, David Grann not only tells the story of one of the most adventurous men of all time, who disappeared chasing a legend that consumed him just after the turn of the 20th century, but a story of his own, of trying to discover what really happened to the renowned Colonel Percy Fawcett. While reading this book, I found myself as consumed with the City of Z as Fawcett was. Grann does a wonderful job sparking the reader's interest and holding on to it through the entire story. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to pack your things and head into the Amazon yourself in search of Colonel Fawcett and his legendary Lost City of Z.
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Hardy British explorer searches for the source of a legend and disappears.

An exploration into the amazon and into the life of Percy Fawcett