In this spellbinding true tale of lethal obsession, David Grann retraces the footsteps of Fawcett and his followers as he unravels one of the greatest mysteries of exploration. Some died from disease and starvation others simply disappeared. They vanished without a trace.įor the next eighty years, hordes of explorers plunged into the jungle, trying to find evidence of Fawcett's party or Z. In 1925, Fawcett headed into the wilderness with his son Jack, vowing to make history. Obsessed with its discovery, he christened it the City of Z. The book’s structure allows Grann to tell both stories, side-by-side, as the narrative unfolds. Obsession also drives Grann in search of answers to the mystery of Fawcett’s disappearance.
For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilization, like El Dorado. Obsession drives Fawcett deep into the Amazon in search of Z, a sophisticated ancient city in the depths of the Amazon. The story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's The Lost Worldįawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers. 'A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure' JOHN GRISHAM **NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON, CHARLIE HUNNAM AND SIENNA MILLER**
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