Book Review: The Lost City of Z

 The Lost City Of Z

A legendary British explorer's deadly quest to discover the secrets of the Amazon

Author:                         David Grann

Publisher:                      Simon & Schuster UK

Type:                              Soft Cover

Pages:                             274

Genre:                            Non-Fiction

Published:                      2017

ISBN:                              9781471164910

 The book itself is small, average novel size and the writing is tiny and seems pale it made my eyes strain to read it. There are 10 pages of black and white photographs.

 In 1925 Colonel Fawcett set of into the Amazon to prove his theory that a large civilisation had existed there. He never made it back home to tell of his discoveries. 

 This book details the lead up to that expedition and many more who set out in search of it.  The author sets out to discover what happend to the lost expedition after over 80 years.

 The book touches on some interesting topics along the way, racism, and spiritualism being among the worst and best. I probably should point out in our current political climate, with both Australian and USA leaders publicly sympathizing with Nazis that racism is the worst of the two. 

 This was an interesting read, i would recommend it to someone interested in the history of exploration. I may have liked this more if i had not have already read about Fawcett. If your eye sight isn't 100% there is apparently a movie being made.