The Lost City of Z A Legendary British Explorer's Deadly Quest to Uncover the Secrets of the Amazon

David Grann

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Publisher's Synopsis

Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett was the last of a breed of great British explorers who ventured into 'blank spots' on the map with little more than a machete, a compass and a sense of purpose. In 1925, the last great blank spot in the world was in the Amazon.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781847374790
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Pub date:	31 Jan 2009
Edition:	Export ed
DEWEY:	918.11046
DEWEY edition:	22
Number of pages:	339
Weight:	426g