The Lost City of Z: a legendary British explorer's deadly quest to uncover the secrets of the Amazon by David Grann

The Lost City of Z: a legendary British explorer's deadly quest to uncover the secrets of the Amazon

David Grann

339 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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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 ...

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adventurous 95%
informative 82%
mysterious 57%
reflective 19%
dark 14%
tense 13%
inspiring 12%
challenging 11%
sad 7%
emotional 5%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 21%
fast 12%

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