I received The Lost City of Z by David Grann as a Christmas present from Isaac. Great choice. My only regret is that it took me so long to finish reading it. The book chronicles the career of early 20th Century explorer Percy Harrison Fawcett, from his 19th century youth and military career in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to his final, and fatal quest into the Brazilian Amazon in search of the what he called "Z", but what had for hundreds of years been thought to be El Dorado. The book is a real treat - both incredibly detailed in fact and research, but at the same time very readable.
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