David Grann
Hardcover | Pages: 339 pages Rating: 3.87 | 69412 Users | 5974 Reviews
Present Books Toward The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
| Original Title: | The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon |
| ISBN: | 0385513534 (ISBN13: 9780385513531) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.davidgrann.com/ |
| Setting: | Brazil Trincomalee(Sri Lanka) |
| Literary Awards: | Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Nonfiction (2010), Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2009), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2009) |
Representaion In Pursuance Of Books The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
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 Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon.After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, New Yorker writer David Grann set out to solve "the greatest exploration mystery of the 20th century": What happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett & 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 world's 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 humans. But Fawcett, whose daring expeditions inspired Conan Doyle's The Lost World, had spent years building his scientific case. Captivating the imagination of millions round the globe, Fawcett embarked with his 21-year-old son, determined to prove that this ancient civilisation--which he dubbed Z--existed. Then his expedition vanished. Fawcett's fate, & the tantalizing clues he left behind about Z, became an obsession for hundreds who followed him into the uncharted wilderness.
For decades scientists & adventurers have searched for evidence of Fawcett's party & the lost City of Z. Countless have perished, been captured by tribes or gone mad. As Grann delved ever deeper into the mystery surrounding Fawcett's quest, & the greater mystery of what lies within the Amazon, he found himself, like the generations who preceded him, being irresistibly drawn into the jungle's green hell. His quest for the truth & discoveries about Fawcett's fate & Z form the heart of this complexly enthralling narrative.
Mention Regarding Books The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
| Title | : | The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon |
| Author | : | David Grann |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 339 pages |
| Published | : | February 24th 2009 by Doubleday/Random House (NY) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. History. Adventure. Travel. Biography. Audiobook. Historical |
Rating Regarding Books The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Ratings: 3.87 From 69412 Users | 5974 ReviewsDiscuss Regarding Books The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The jungle is super scary ya'll. I havent had this many gross out moments since i read "The Illustrated History of Cannibalism." So there is no way you will get to the end of this book without being wildly impressed at the abilities of PJ Fawcett and what he was able to do and when he did it. No radios, violent (rightfully so, btw) Indians, no modern medicine, and yet he helped mapped thousands of miles never mapped before in the middle of a jungle.Likewise you will be equally disgusted to learnPercy Fawcett, a famous British explorer in the 20th century, disappeared into the Amazon jungle with his son and his son's best friend in 1925. Fawcett was searching for an ancient lost city that he called Z. The 3 men were never seen again. Over the decades after their disappearance, several teams and even individuals ventured into the dense jungle to find the famed explorer. Some of them reappeared weeks or months later sick and emaciated, and some were never seen again. No real trace of
A great non-fiction account of British explorer Percy Fawcett and hes attempt to find what he believed to be lost city in the Amazon during 1925.Journalist David Grann trys to piece together Fawcett journey.I wasnt aware of this story until the movie adaptation, it was such a fascinating read. It gave a real sense of what the conditions would have been like for Fawcett.
The tale of Colonel Percy Fawcett--what a name--an Edwardian explorer of the most fantastically Rider Haggard kind. Derring do, apparent natural malaria resistance, absurd physical courage and endurance, mad as a spoon, obsessed with the Amazon. He mapped the borders between various South American countries, but became obsessed with finding El Dorado and the fabled Lost City of Z. No, really.At the time received wisdom was that the indigenous tribes of the Amazon basin were inferior, weak,
You can see how someone, perhaps someone who goes by the alias of Kemper, would read this book and come to the conclusion that we need to destroy the rainforest immediately (see review and comments that follow for a glimpse at the behaviors of peoples who have never before come into contact with sarcasm). Seriously though, as noted in my review of Candice Millard's The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, and further evidenced in reading this tale, the jungle is a punishing,
A well-researched tale by journalist David Grann about Percy Fawcett, the intrepid explorer who disappeared in the Amazon jungle on his search for the city he called 'Z'.The part in this book that I appreciated the most was Fawcett's struggle to learn about and appreciate the cultures of the people he discovered in the Amazon, while at the same time, juggling his own biases against any culture other than his own.In some ways, he was a product of his time, but the fact that Fawcett at least tried
0 Comments