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The lost city of Z, a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon, David Grann

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The lost city of Z, a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon, David Grann
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-383) and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrationsportraitsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The lost city of Z
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
326533874
Responsibility statement
David Grann
Sub title
a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon
Summary
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." --from publisher description
Table Of Contents
We shall return -- The vanishing -- The search begins -- Buried treasure -- Blank spots on the map -- The disciple -- Freeze-dried ice cream and adrenaline socks -- Into the Amazon -- The secret papers -- The green hell -- Dead Horse Camp -- In the hands of the gods -- Ransom -- The case for Z -- El Dorado -- The locked box -- The whole world is mad -- A scientific obsession -- An unexpected clue -- Have no fear -- The last eyewitness -- Dead or alive -- The colonel's bones -- The other world -- Z
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Tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon
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