Fawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers. For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large,complex civilization,like El Dorado. Obsessed with its discovery,he christened it the City of Z. In 1925,Fawcett headed into the wilderness with his son Jack,vowing to make history.
They vanished without a trace. For the next eighty years,hordes of explorers plunged into the jungle,trying to find evidence of Fawcett's party or Z.
Some died from disease and starvation; others simply disappeared. In this spellbinding true tale of lethal obsession,David Grann retraces the footsteps of Fawcett and his followers as he unravels one of the greatest mysteries of exploration.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster LtdISBN: 9781471164910Number of pages: 352Dimensions: 198 x 130 mmEdition: Film Tie-In
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A fascinating and brilliant book.'- Malcolm Gladwell
'A wonderful story of a lost age of heroic exploration.'- The Sunday Times
David Grann
David Grann is an American journalist and author,best known for his narrative non-fiction books Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager.
Visit the David Grann author page
Kommentar