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

Interweaves the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who vanished during a 1925 expedition into the Amazon, with the author's own quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding Fawcett's final journey and the secrets of what lies deep in the Amazon jungle.

Main Author: Grann, David.
Other Authors: Deakins, Mark.
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House Audio, p2009.
Edition: Unabridged.
Subjects:
Fawcett, Percy Harrison, > 1867-1925? > Travel > Amazon River Region.
Grann, David > Travel > Amazon River Region.
El Dorado.
Amazon River Region > Description and travel.
Online Access: Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here.
Summary: Interweaves the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who vanished during a 1925 expedition into the Amazon, with the author's own quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding Fawcett's final journey and the secrets of what lies deep in the Amazon jungle.
Item Description: Compact disc.
Subtitle from container.
Physical Description: 8 sound discs (10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN: 9780739376980
0739376985
Author Notes: David Grann is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He graduated from Connecticut College in 1989, and earned a master's degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and a master's degree from Boston College in creative writing. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic. His stories have been published in numerous anthologies of American writing. His books include The Devil and Sherlock Holmes, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon which won the Indies Choice award for the best nonfiction book of 2009, and Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.

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