The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
#2541 of 3,809 books · #841 in History
Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (2009).
The Lost City of Z won the #1 New York Times bestseller list. After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed writer David Grann set out to determine what happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z. For centuries Europeans believed the Amazon, the world's largest rain forest, concealed the glittering kingdom of El Dorado. Thousands had died looking for it, leaving many scientists convinced that the Amazon was truly inimical to humankind. In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization, hoping to make one of the most important discoveries in history. Then he vanished. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called "The Lost City of Z." In this masterpiece, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett's quest for "Z" and his own journey into the deadly jungle.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- ISBN-13
- 9780385529228
- Genre
- Topics
- Amazon explorationLost civilizationsPercy Fawcett expedition
Awards
- Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionShortlistedMajor(2009)
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