The Lost City of Z
A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Nonfiction, History, Americas, South America, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel
| Author: | David Grann | ISBN: | 9780385529228 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | February 24, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Grann |
| ISBN: | 9780385529228 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | February 24, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
