| Exploration Fawcett (Century Classics) |  | Author: Percy Harrison Fawcett
Publisher: David Charles
Category: Book
Buy New: $15.95
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1716729
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
ISBN: 0712618805
Dewey Decimal Number: 918.1045
EAN: 9780712618809
ASIN: 0712618805
Publication Date: August 1988
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The mystic and legendary British explorer Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett disappeared in the unknown and unexplored territory of Brazil's Mato Grosso in 1925. For 10 years, he had wandered the forests and death-filled rivers in search of a "lost" cities; convinced he knew the location of one, he headed off for the last time--never to be heard from again. The thrilling story of what occurred during that time has now been compiled by his son from manuscripts, letters, and logbooks. What happened to him after remains a mystery. "...should be read by everyone."--Daily Telegraph.br
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a real hidden gem - fascinating adventure story November 13, 2001
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
During a summer in college, I travelled around South America, and spent a good deal of time backpacking and exporing northwestern Bolivia, following overgrown Inca Trails and taking boats up into the deep jungle and mining country.pI had heard about Fawcett's adventures during my travels, and I was delighted to find out that the book surpassed my expectations when I finally got the chance to read it.pFawcett worked for the British government (the Royal Geographic Society, I believe), and was sent to the Brazillian-Bolivian frontier in the early 20th century to server as an impartial third party in a border dispute.pThe book, written by his son who went on to become a railroad expert in Peru, is a chronicle of that trip and his later adventures into the South American wilderness in search of a lost city he believed to exist.pFawcett kept great journals, and his descriptions of the time are fascinating. Having travelled in this area, I can say that Fawcett's descriptions are dead on, and for anyone looking for a true frontier adventure in the early 21st century, not a whole lot has changed in the past 100 years.p'Brazillian Adventure' by Peter Fleming (the brother of James Bond author Ian Fleming) is the semi-comic story of a British journalist who went on a search for Fawcett several decades after the former disappeared in the early 1920's (the date might be slightly off).pIt's great to see that this book has finally been put back in print. A true gem.
Adventures of the legendary Colonel Fawcett February 24, 2000
Anthony Coote (Australia)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
A true boys own adventure, the quintessential English explorer in his own words. This was written by his son Percy based on the journals and correspondence of his father. Deatils all his expeditions in South America, his views on the lost cities of Brazil, Peru Boliva and much much more. It has it all!
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