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<p><b>a Masterpiece Of Narrative Nonfiction, This Blockbuster Adventure Takes Listeners On A Gripping Journey Into The Amazon.<br></b><br>after Stumbling Upon A Hidden Trove Of Diaries, Acclaimed <i>new Yorker</i> Writer 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, But He And His Expedition Vanished. For Decades, Scientists And Adventurers Have Searched For Evidence Of Fawcett S Party And The Lost City Of Z. David Grann S Quest For The Truth And His Stunning Discoveries About Fawcett S Fate And Z Form The Heart Of This Complex, Enthralling Narrative.<br><br><br><i>from The Compact Disc Edition.</i></p> <h3> The Barnes & Noble Review </h3> <p> Percy Harrison Fawcett (he Went By Colonel, Although He Was Only A Lieutenant Colonel) Was Among The Last Of The Gentleman Explorers, The Generalists Who Set Out With Machete And Sketchbook To Fill In The Blank Spots On The Globe. Born In 1867, Fawcett, A Wiry Teetotalling Englishman Who Seemed Immune To Malaria, Did This Work Better And Faster Than Anyone Believed Was Possible: In 1906–7 He Mapped The Border Between Peru, Bolivia, And Brazil, An Inhospitable Jungle River; In The Seven Years That Followed He Was All Over The Amazon, Sometimes Following Rivers, Sometimes Hacking His Way Overland, Always With Only A Small Party To Help Him. His Surveying Trips Won Him A Medal From The Royal Geographical Society And A Certain Amount Of Fame (although Never Any Money); But The Expedition For Which He Is Best Known Is The One He Undertook In 1925, Accompanied Only By His Son Jack And Raleigh Rimmell, Jack's Boyhood Friend. They Were Looking For A Legendary City, Which Fawcett Referred To In His Notes As Z. None Of Them Ever Returned. </p>
The-lost-city-of-z David Grann
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<p><b>a Masterpiece Of Narrative Nonfiction, This Blockbuster Adventure Takes Listeners On A Gripping Journey Into The Amazon.<br></b><br>after Stumbling Upon A Hidden Trove Of Diaries, Acclaimed <i>new Yorker</i> Writer 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, But He And His Expedition Vanished. For Decades, Scientists And Adventurers Have Searched For Evidence Of Fawcett S Party And The Lost City Of Z. David Grann S Quest For The Truth And His Stunning Discoveries About Fawcett S Fate And Z Form The Heart Of This Complex, Enthralling Narrative.<br><br><br><i>from The Compact Disc Edition.</i></p> <h3> The Barnes & Noble Review </h3> <p> Percy Harrison Fawcett (he Went By Colonel, Although He Was Only A Lieutenant Colonel) Was Among The Last Of The Gentleman Explorers, The Generalists Who Set Out With Machete And Sketchbook To Fill In The Blank Spots On The Globe. Born In 1867, Fawcett, A Wiry Teetotalling Englishman Who Seemed Immune To Malaria, Did This Work Better And Faster Than Anyone Believed Was Possible: In 1906–7 He Mapped The Border Between Peru, Bolivia, And Brazil, An Inhospitable Jungle River; In The Seven Years That Followed He Was All Over The Amazon, Sometimes Following Rivers, Sometimes Hacking His Way Overland, Always With Only A Small Party To Help Him. His Surveying Trips Won Him A Medal From The Royal Geographical Society And A Certain Amount Of Fame (although Never Any Money); But The Expedition For Which He Is Best Known Is The One He Undertook In 1925, Accompanied Only By His Son Jack And Raleigh Rimmell, Jack's Boyhood Friend. They Were Looking For A Legendary City, Which Fawcett Referred To In His Notes As Z. None Of Them Ever Returned. </p>