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

English

ISBN: 0385513534

EAN: 9780385513531

Category: Travel / South America / General/History / Latin America / South America/Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers/

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Release Date: 02/24/2009

Synopsis: A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it.The Lost City of Zis a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon. After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimedNew Yorkerwriter David Grann set out to solve the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century: What happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z? In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization, hoping to make one of the most important discoveries in history. For centuries Europeans believed the worlds largest jungle concealed the glittering kingdom of El Dorado. Thousands had died looking for it, leaving many scientists convinced that the Amazon was truly inimical to humankind. But Fawcett, whose daring expeditions helped inspire Conan DoylesThe Lost World,had spent years building his scientific case. Captivating the imagination of millions around the globe, Fawcett embarked with his twenty-one-year-old son, determined to prove that this ancient civilizationwhich he dubbed Zexisted. Then he and his expedition vanished. Fawcetts fateand the tantalizing clues he left behind about Zbecame an obsession for hundreds who followed him into the uncharted wilderness. For decades scientists and adventurers have searched for evidence of Fawcetts party and the lost City of Z. Countless have perished, been captured by tribes, or gone mad. As David Grann delved ever deeper into the mystery surrounding Fawcetts quest, and the greater mystery of what lies within the Amazon, he found himself, like the generations who preceded him, being irresistibly drawn into the jungles green hell. His quest for the truth and his stunning discoveries about Fawcetts fate and Z form the heart of this complex, enthralling narrative.

Awards: BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction – null  American Library Association Notable Books – null  Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year – null 

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

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.2 inches

Width: 6.4 inches

Length: 9.6 inches

Weight: 23.25 oz

Pages: 352