The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
David Grann, . . Doubleday, $27.50 (339pp) ISBN 978-0-385-51353-1
In 1925, renowned British explorer Col. Percy Harrison Fawcett embarked on a much publicized search to find the city of Z, site of an ancient Amazonian civilization that may or may not have existed. Fawcett, along with his grown son Jack, never returned, but that didn't stop countless others, including actors, college professors and well-funded explorers from venturing into the jungle to find Fawcett or the city. Among the wannabe explorers is Grann, a staff writer for the
Reviewed on: 10/13/2008
Genre: Nonfiction
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