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

Description

The #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Killers of the Flower MoonIn 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 pe...

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Moods

adventurous 95%
informative 85%
mysterious 53%
reflective 19%
challenging 12%
inspiring 11%
dark 10%
tense 9%
sad 7%
emotional 6%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 27%
fast 12%

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