Exploration Fawcett

Journey to the Lost City of Z

By: Lt. Col. P. H. Fawcett

Narrated by: Robin Sachs

This is the true story of the real Colonel Fawcett, whose life was the inspiration for the best-selling book The Lost City of Z and an upcoming movie starring Brad Pitt. A thrilling account, it tells of Colonel Fawcett and his mysterious disappearance in the Amazon jungle, which is now considered one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century.

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 ten years, he had wandered the forests and death-filled rivers in search of a fabled lost city. Finally, convinced that he had discovered the location, he set out for the last time with two companions, one of whom was his eldest son, to destination “Z”, never to be heard from again.

This thrilling and mysterious account of Fawcett’s 10 years of travels in deadly jungles and forests in search of a secret city was compiled by his younger son from manuscripts, letters, and logbooks. What happened to him afterward remains a mystery.

©1953 Lt. Col. P. H. Fawcett (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“[A] tale of great adventure…a stirring and sensitive record, well written by a true explorer.” ( New York Times)

“[A] book of great power…should be read by everyone.” ( Daily Telegraph)

Great non fiction adventure.

Interesting to anyone interested in the Fawcett expedition. It does get slow at times and is full of local observations and descriptions of the difficulties of traveling in South America during the time period.

Great story

Absolutely amazing story. Couldn’t stop listening to it. I highly recommend. Only wish we knew what happened to them.

Highly recommend

Incredible story. Excellent reading too. I highly recommend this for anyone interested in true adventure stories.

Great Listen

I really enjoyed this book. Listened more than once. Very rarely do that. Fawcett had quite an adventure.

Rather academic, but fascinating.

The story of P. H. Fawcett's explorations in South America in his own words. The perfect companion to "The Lost City of Z".