Jungleland, 9780061802553
Paperback
A journalist’s obsession: Unearthing secrets, lost cities, and a jungle’s truth.

Jungleland

a mysterious lost city and a true story of deadly adventure

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    19 January 2014

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Summary

Jungleland: A Quest for the Lost City

On April 6, 1940, explorer Theodore Morde, soon to become a World War II spy, wrestled with anxiety at the Paris Hotel in La Ceiba, Honduras.

Nearly seventy years later, journalist Christopher S. Stewart, in the same hotel, questions his own sanity. Both men are driven by the same goal: to uncover the location of Ciudad Blanca, hidden deep within the Mosquito Coast rainforest.

For centuries, explorers, including Hernán Cortés, ha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780061802553
ISBN-10:0061802557
Series:P.S. (Paperback)
Author:Christopher S. Stewart
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:HarperCollins
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:19 January 2014
Weight:230g
Dimensions:205mm x 135mm x 19mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“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)

About The Author

Christopher S. Stewart

Christopher S. Stewart is a writer and editor at the Wall Street Journal. His work has appeared in GQ, Harper’s, the New York Times Magazine, the Paris Review, Wired, and other publications. He is the author of Hunting the Tiger: The Fast Life and Violent Death of the Balkans’ Most Dangerous Man. He lives with his family in New York.

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