Exploration Fawcett: Journey to the Lost City of Z - Couverture souple

Fawcett, Percy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1590204301 ISBN 13 : 9781590204306

Editeur : Overlook Books, 2010

Synopsis

Book by Fawcett Percy

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The life of Colonel Fawcett is now the subject of the major motion picture The Lost City of Z.

The disappearance of Colonel Fawcett in the Matto Grosso remains one of the great unsolved mysteries. In 1925, Fawcett was convinced that he had discovered the location of a lost city; he had set out with two companions, one of whom was his eldest son, to destination 'Z', never to be heard of again. His younger son, Brian Fawcett, has compiled this book from letters and records left by his father, whose last written words to his wife were: 'You need have no fear of any failure . . .' This is the thrilling and mysterious account of Fawcett's ten years of travels in deadly jungles and forests in search of a secret city.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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. He served in Ceylon for several years where he met and married his wife. Later he performed secret service work in North Africa. Fawcett 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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Overlook Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1590204301
• ISBN 13: 9781590204306
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 356