The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
ISBN-10
1400078458
ISBN-13
9781400078455
Category
History
Pages
400
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Author
David Grann

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Interweaves the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who vanished during a 1925 expedition into the Amazon, with the author's own quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding Fawcett's final journey and the secrets of what lies deep in the Amazon jungle.

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