03891cam a2200361 4500 522561213 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781415960264 1415960267 017d1b03-f068-4f8b-b428-55b7b46e9208 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 193583 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Grann, David. The Lost City of Z [Libby] : A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2009. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 277MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 277MB. History. Travel. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. <i>The Lost City of Z</i> is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon.</b><br /> After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed <i>New Yorker</i> writer David Grann set out to solve "the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century": What happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z?<br /> In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization, hoping to make one of the most important discoveries in history. For centuries Europeans believed the world’s largest jungle concealed the glittering kingdom of El Dorado. Thousands had died looking for it, leaving many scientists convinced that the Amazon was truly inimical to humankind. But Fawcett, whose daring expeditions helped inspire Conan Doyle’s <i>The Lost World,</i> had spent years building his scientific case. Captivating the imagination of millions around the globe, Fawcett embarked with his twenty-one-year-old son, determined to prove that this ancient civilization—which he dubbed “Z”—existed. Then he and his expedition vanished.<br /> Fawcett’s fate—and the tantalizing clues he left behind about “Z”—became an obsession for hundreds who followed him into the uncharted wilderness. For decades scientists and adventurers have searched for evidence of Fawcett’s party and the lost City of Z. Countless have perished, been captured by tribes, or gone mad. As David Grann delved ever deeper into the mystery surrounding Fawcett’s quest, and the greater mystery of what lies within the Amazon, he found himself, like the generations who preceded him, being irresistibly drawn into the jungle’s “green hell.” His quest for the truth and his stunning discoveries about Fawcett’s fate and “Z” form the heart of this complex, enthralling narrative. Media Type: Audiobook. Notable Books for Adults. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. Deakins, Mark. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/193583-TheLostCityOfZ.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/193583-TheLostCityOfZ.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=017D1B03-F068-4F8B-B428-55B7B46E9208&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/193583-TheLostCityOfZ.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/193583-TheLostCityOfZ.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=017D1B03-F068-4F8B-B428-55B7B46E9208&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)