EXPLORATION FAWCETT: JOURNEY TO THE LOST CITY OF Z

Book ID/图书代码： 12751010B36809

English Summary/英文概要： The disappearance of Colonel Fawcett in the Matto Grosso remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of today. In 1925 Fawcett was convinced that he had discovered the location of a lost city; he had set out with two companions, one of whom was his eldest son, to destination ’Z’, never to be heard of again. His younger son, Brian Fawcett, has compiled this book from letters and records left by his father whose last written words to his wife were: ’You need have no fear of any failure...’ This thrilling and mysterious account of Fawcett’s ten years of travels in deadly jungles and forests in search of a secret city was compiled from manuscripts, letters and logbooks by his son. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett was born in 1867 in Devon, England. At the age of nineteen he was given a commission in the Royal Artillery. He served in Ceylon for several years where he met and married his wife. Later he performed secret service work in North Africa. Fawcett found himself bored with Army life and learned the art of surveying, hoping to land a more interesting job. Then in 1906 came the offer from the Society: His ticket to adventure. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 傳說中南美大陸某處是個藏著滿是黃金的都城，促使了許多人前往探險，追尋掏金夢。
16世紀初，南美大陸內地的黃金國，在西班牙人征服南美洲的途中傳開。Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada所率領的一行西班牙部隊，從Caribbean Sea沿溯馬格達雷那河而上，到Bogotá Plateau高原。他們住在當地的Chibcha族落也就是現在的Lost City of Z，開始大量掠奪當地的黃金與祖母綠寶石。
幾個世紀過後，在1925年英國探險家佛斯特上校（Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett）開始尋找失落於南美洲亞馬遜的神秘古城。關於這座『迷失之城』的內部資料收載於葡萄牙的皇家檔案室，許多葡萄牙人曾說在18世紀中葉拜訪過這座城市，資料裡還詳細透露了大量的相關信息，但並沒有指明它的具體所在地，只知道位於Mato Grosso的某處叢林中。
佛斯特上校聽到此城的消息後，親自去里斯本獲取此城市的隱密資料，他堅信這座城市的存在。隨後他便帶領自己的團隊，還有兒子Jack，於第一次世界大戰期間跋涉尋覓這座迷失的『Z之城』。出人意料的是，佛斯特與兒子卻在1925年神秘地消失了，世人懷疑他可能在探險途中喪命。隨後的七十年期間，有大批的探險家企圖追隨佛斯特上校的足跡，包括1996年巴西冒險者的遠征探索。但最終卻絲毫沒發現任何有關『迷失Z城』的蹤跡和線索。而本書即是寄載從佛斯特上校的遺失手稿中，發現揭開其中冒險的經歷。(CL)

Awards/获奖情况：電影版權已售 - 派拉蒙製片 / 布萊德·皮特主演
本書故事主要人物, 佛斯特上校（Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett）1925年在南美洲經歷的冒險, 被後世許多人譽為最神秘的冒險傳奇, 包含電影《法櫃奇兵》、亞馬遜暢銷小說由大衛．格雷恩〔David Grann〕著作的《The Lost City of Z》都是根據佛斯特上校的故事所改編。

【電影簡介】
布萊德·皮特在這部電影中，扮演英國探險家佛斯特上校（Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett）。他將演出佛斯特1925年在探索亞馬遜之時，失蹤的經過和部分細節。派拉蒙電影公司已經搶先買斷電影版權，根據真實探險事件著成的原稿《迷失Z城》(Lost City of Z)，該片關於尋找失落於南美洲亞馬遜的神秘古城。影片《法櫃奇兵》的誕生就是來源於本作的靈感。

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