Exploration Fawcett: Journey to the Lost City of Z

Percy Fawcett

maj 2010 · Abrams

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This collection of the explorer’s own writings presents a “tale of great adventure . . . a stirring and sensitive record, well written by a true explorer” (The New York Times).

In 1925, the legendary British explorer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett disappeared in the unexplored territory of Brazil’s Mato Grosso. For ten years he had wandered the forests and death-filled rivers in search of a fabled “lost” city. Finally, convinced that he had discovered the location, he set out for the last time with two companions, one of whom was his eldest son, to destination “Z,” never to be heard from again.

While Fawcett’s story was made famous by the book and feature film The Lost City of Z, this thrilling account of his adventures is told in his own riveting words. Exploration Fawcett was compiled by his younger son from the explorer’s manuscripts, letters, and logbooks. What happened to him after remains a mystery.

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COLONEL PERCY HARRISON FAWCETT was born in 1867 in Devon, England. At the age of nineteen he was given a commission in the Royal Artillery. Later he performed secret service work in North Africa. He found himself bored with Army life and learned the art of surveying, hoping to land a more interesting job. Then in 1906 came the offer from the Society, his ticket to adventure. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.