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

352 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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Fawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers. For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilization, like El Dorado. Obsessed with its discovery, he christened it the C...

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

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slow 21%
fast 12%

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