The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

David Grann

400 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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Moods

adventurous 94%
informative 83%
mysterious 56%
reflective 19%
dark 14%
inspiring 13%
tense 12%
challenging 11%
sad 8%
emotional 5%
hopeful 3%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 21%
fast 12%

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