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The Resource The lost city of Z : a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon, David Grann

The lost city of Z : a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon, David Grann

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The lost city of Z : a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon
Title
The lost city of Z
Title remainder
a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon
Statement of responsibility
David Grann
Title variation
Tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett ventured into the Amazon jungle, in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called "The Lost City of Z."--
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Publisher description
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BTCTA
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Grann, David
Dewey number
918.1/1046
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • portraits
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Vintage departures
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  • Fawcett, Percy Harrison
  • Fawcett, Percy Harrison
  • Grann, David
  • El Dorado
  • Explorers
  • Amazon River Region
  • Fawcett, Percy Harrison
  • Grann, David
  • El Dorado
  • Explorers
  • Travel
  • Amazon River Region
Label
The lost city of Z : a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon, David Grann
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-383) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
We shall return -- The vanishing -- The search begins -- Buried treasure -- Blank spots on the map -- The disciple -- Freeze-dried ice cream and adrenaline socks -- Into the Amazon -- The secret papers -- The green hell -- Dead Horse Camp -- In the hands of the gods -- Ransom -- The case for Z -- El Dorado -- The locked box -- The whole world is mad -- A scientific obsession -- An unexpected clue -- Have no fear -- The last eyewitness -- Dead or alive -- The colonel's bones -- The other world -- Z
Control code
ocn326533874
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
1st Vintage Departures edition.
Extent
xi, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781400078455
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps, portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)326533874
Label
The lost city of Z : a tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon, David Grann
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-383) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
We shall return -- The vanishing -- The search begins -- Buried treasure -- Blank spots on the map -- The disciple -- Freeze-dried ice cream and adrenaline socks -- Into the Amazon -- The secret papers -- The green hell -- Dead Horse Camp -- In the hands of the gods -- Ransom -- The case for Z -- El Dorado -- The locked box -- The whole world is mad -- A scientific obsession -- An unexpected clue -- Have no fear -- The last eyewitness -- Dead or alive -- The colonel's bones -- The other world -- Z
Control code
ocn326533874
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
1st Vintage Departures edition.
Extent
xi, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781400078455
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps, portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)326533874

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