The lost city of Z : a legendary British explorer's deadly quest to uncover the secrets of the Amazon

The lost city of Z : a legendary British explorer's deadly quest to uncover the secrets of the Amazon

The story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's The Lost World. 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 civilisation, like El Dorado. O...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grann, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, England : Simon & Schuster c2009
Subjects:
Fawcett, Percy Harrison , > 1867-1925 > Travel > Amazon River Region
Explorers > Amazon River Region
Amazon River Region > Description and travel

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