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The lost city of Z, a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon, David Grann

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The lost city of Z, a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon, David Grann
Language
eng
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Main title
The lost city of Z
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David Grann
Sub title
a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon
Summary
In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett ventured into the Amazon jungle, in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned. Over the years countless people perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called "The Lost City of Z." In this masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett's quest for "Z" and his own journey into the deadly jungle, as he unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century
Target audience
general
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