#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Killers of the
Flower Moon comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction that unravels
the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century--the story of
the legendary British explorer who ventured into the Amazon jungle in
search of a fabled civilization and never returned.
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"Reads with all the pace and excitement of a movie thriller...At once a
biography, a detective story and a wonderfully vivid piece of travel
writing." --The New York Times
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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.
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Look for David Grann's latest book, The Wager, coming soon!**
