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Jungleland : A Mysterious Lost City and a True Story of Deadly Adventure by Christopher S. Stewart (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Number of Pages: 304. Language: English. Author: Stewart, Christopher S. (Author). Weight: 0.5 lbs. Publication Date: 2014-01-07. Publisher: Harper Perennial.
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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061802557
ISBN-139780061802553
eBay Product ID (ePID)167646942
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Book TitleJungleland : a Mysterious Lost City and a True Story of Deadly Adventure
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicCentral America, Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge, Military / World War II, Special Interest / Adventure, Espionage, Military / General, Adventurers & Explorers, Essays & Travelogues, Latin America / Central America
GenreTravel, Body, Mind & Spirit, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorChristopher S. Stewart
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Reviews'[T]his is a gritty, remarkable tale of exploration and risk in a nervy trek to the edge of civilization.'(Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)), A bold attempt to solve the mystery of the White City of Honduras and finish the work of a World War II spy.... a rip-snorting journey... Readers who loved 'The Lost City of Z' have found their next great true adventure., A bold attempt to solve the mystery of the White City of Honduras and finish the work of a World War II spy.… a rip-snorting journey… Readers who loved 'The Lost City of Z' have found their next great true adventure., The true story [of] Jungleland resembles nothing so much as the set-up for one of H. Rider Haggard's old pulp adventure novels....Stewart is a crisp, lean, colorful stylist, with that essential knack: a nose for punchy, telling anecdotes and images...great fun to read., This stunning book takes you deep into the jungles of Honduras, telling a story that explains all of Europe's adventures on this side of the world: the quest for a lost city full of gold, a search that, in theend, reveals the treasure to be the journey itself. , The true story [of] Jungleland resembles nothing so much as the set-up for one of H. Rider Haggard's old pulp adventure novels.…Stewart is a crisp, lean, colorful stylist, with that essential knack: a nose for punchy, telling anecdotes and images…great fun to read., The premise is so fantastic that if Jungleland were a novel, you could be forgiven for worrying that it might be a bit pulpy or clichd…The fact that this is all true turns the story from one of intrigue and odyssey into one of anthropological significance as well., The premise is so fantastic that if Jungleland were a novel, you could be forgiven for worrying that it might be a bit pulpy or clichéd…The fact that this is all true turns the story from one of intrigue and odyssey into one of anthropological significance as well., [T]his is a gritty, remarkable tale of exploration and risk in a nervy trek to the edge of civilization., The premise is so fantastic that if Jungleland were a novel, you could be forgiven for worrying that it might be a bit pulpy or clichéd...The fact that this is all true turns the story from one of intrigue and odyssey into one of anthropological significance as well., "A fascinating and gripping account, a true to life Indiana Jones adventure." -- Douglas Preston "This stunning book takes you deep into the jungles of Honduras, telling a story that explains all of Europe's adventures on this side of the world: the quest for a lost city full of gold, a search that, in theend, reveals the treasure to be the journey itself. " -- Rich Cohen "A bold attempt to solve the mystery of the White City of Honduras and finish the work of a World War II spy.... a rip-snorting journey... Readers who loved 'The Lost City of Z' have found their next great true adventure." -- Mitchell Zuckoff "A tale for the ages." -- Mark Adams "I dare you to put this book down." -- Evan Wright "A great revival of an older genre, the treasure hunt, and associated adventures." -- Kirkus Reviews "The premise is so fantastic that if Jungleland were a novel, you could be forgiven for worrying that it might be a bit pulpy or clichéd...The fact that this is all true turns the story from one of intrigue and odyssey into one of anthropological significance as well." -- Daily Beast "The true story [of] Jungleland resembles nothing so much as the set-up for one of H. Rider Haggard's old pulp adventure novels....Stewart is a crisp, lean, colorful stylist, with that essential knack: a nose for punchy, telling anecdotes and images...great fun to read." -- Laura Miller, Salon "[T]his is a gritty, remarkable tale of exploration and risk in a nervy trek to the edge of civilization." -- Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)
SynopsisFor fans of The Lost City of Z, The River of Doubt, and Lost in Shangri-La--a real-life Indiana Jones story, set in the mysterious jungles of Honduras. "I began to daydream about the jungle...." On April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him. Deep inside "the little Amazon," the jungles of Honduras's Mosquito Coast--one of the largest, wildest, and most impenetrable stretches of tropical land in the world--lies the fabled city of Ciudad Blanca: the White City. For centuries, it has lured explorers, including Spanish conquistador Herman Cortes. Some intrepid souls got lost within its dense canopy; some disappeared. Others never made it out alive. Then, in 1939, Theodore Morde claimed that he had located this El Dorado-like city. Yet before he revealed its location, Morde died under strange circumstances, giving credence to those who believe that the spirits of the Ciudad Blanca killed him. In Jungleland, Christopher S. Stewart seeks to retrace Morde's steps and answer the questions his death left hanging. Is this lost city real or only a tantalyzing myth? What secrets does the jungle hold? What continues to draw explorers into the unknown jungleland at such terrific risk? In this absorbing true-life thriller, journalist Christopher S. Stewart sets out to find answers--a white-knuckle adventure that combines Morde's wild, enigmatic tale with Stewart's own epic journey to find the truth about the White City., Armed with the personal notebooks of the mysterious World War II spy Theodore Morde, an adventurer who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, journalist Christopher S. Stewart sets out in search of the lost White City, buried somewhere deep in the Mosquito Coast of Honduras. Stewart pieces together the whirlwind life and peculiar death of Morde, who sailed around the world five times before turning thirty, as he tries to verify Morde's claim of having discovered the "Lost City of the Monkey God." In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Lost in Shangri-La, Jungleland is in part a classic tale of man versus wild as well as a story of young fatherhood and a meditation on the timeless call of adventure-an epic search for answers in a place where nothing is guaranteed, least of all survival., Armed with the personal notebooks of the mysterious World War II spy Theodore Morde, an adventurer who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler, journalist Christopher S. Stewart sets out in search of the lost White City, buried somewhere deep in the Mosquito Coast of Honduras. Stewart pieces together the whirlwind life and peculiar death of Morde, who sailed around the world five times before turning thirty, as he tries to verify Morde's claim of having discovered the "Lost City of the Monkey God." In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Lost in Shangri-La , Jungleland is in part a classic tale of man versus wild as well as a story of young fatherhood and a meditation on the timeless call of adventure--an epic search for answers in a place where nothing is guaranteed, least of all survival., For fans of The Lost City of Z, The River of Doubt , and Lost in Shangri-La --a real-life Indiana Jones story, set in the mysterious jungles of Honduras. "I began to daydream about the jungle...." On April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him. Deep inside "the little Amazon," the jungles of Honduras's Mosquito Coast--one of the largest, wildest, and most impenetrable stretches of tropical land in the world--lies the fabled city of Ciudad Blanca: the White City. For centuries, it has lured explorers, including Spanish conquistador Herman Cortes. Some intrepid souls got lost within its dense canopy; some disappeared. Others never made it out alive. Then, in 1939, Theodore Morde claimed that he had located this El Dorado-like city. Yet before he revealed its location, Morde died under strange circumstances, giving credence to those who believe that the spirits of the Ciudad Blanca killed him. In Jungleland , Christopher S. Stewart seeks to retrace Morde's steps and answer the questions his death left hanging. Is this lost city real or only a tantalyzing myth? What secrets does the jungle hold? What continues to draw explorers into the unknown jungleland at such terrific risk? In this absorbing true-life thriller, journalist Christopher S. Stewart sets out to find answers--a white-knuckle adventure that combines Morde's wild, enigmatic tale with Stewart's own epic journey to find the truth about the White City.
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