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The lost city of Z [a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon]

The lost city of Z [a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon]

Grann, David.
Book On CD 2009

In 1925, British explorer Percy Harrison Fawcett vanished in the Amazon while trying to find the mystical and elusive City of Z. Many have tried to retrace Fawcett's steps, only to come away disappointingly empty-handed. Here, David Grann hypothesizes about Fawcett's route, his motivations, and what ultimately led to his disappearance.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Amazon River Region Description and travel
El Dorado
Explorers Amazon River Region
Fawcett, Percy Harrison, 1867-1925? Death and burial
Fawcett, Percy Harrison, 1867-1925? Travel Amazon River Region
Grann, David Travel Amazon River Region
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ISBN:
9780739376980
Edition:
Unabridged
Description:
8 audio discs (10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
digital recording
Notes:
Subtitle from container
Compact disc
Read by Mark Deakins
Contents:
We shall return
The vanishing
The search begins
Buried treasure
Blank spots on the map
The disciple
Freeze-dried ice cream and adrenaline socks
Into the Amazon
The secret papers
The green hell
Dead Horse Camp
In the hands of the gods
Ransom
The case for Z
El Dorado
The locked box
The whole world is mad
A scientific obsession
An unexpected clue
Have no fear
The last eyewitness
Dead or alive
The colonel's bones
The other world
Z
Control Number:
658998
UPC:
978073937698
Other Authors:
Deakins, Mark
Random House Audio Publishing
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