Saturday, January 1

Real Life Indiana Jones


Percy Harrison Fawcett disappeared into the Amazon jungle in 1925 with his son and his son's best friend in search of a lost civilization. They were never heard from again.

It sounds like a movie, but it's all completely true - another example of truth being wilder than fiction. (As a side note, the ironically poignant ending would be enough to make many a movie director swoon.)

PHF was the model for Indiana Jones. Starting out as a young military officer looking for more adventure out of life, he became a legend in the archaeological community. The Lost City chronicles his adventures, introducing readers along the way to trends, theories and history most of us have only heard of in passing.

Well written, thoroughly researched and capably avoiding the common pitfalls of it's genre, this was an excellent book and I highly recommend it.

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