Jungleland : a mysterious lost city, a WWII spy, and a true story of deadly adventure
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Published
New York : Harper, [2013].
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
972.832 Ste
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972.832 Ste
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Published
New York : Harper, [2013].
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263).
Description
The author chronicles his present-day journey to find Ciudad Blanca, the legendary White City rumored to exist in the rain forests of Nicaragua's and Honduras' Mosquito Coast, following in the footsteps of the explorer and World War II spy Theodore Morde, who set out on the same journey on April 6, 1940.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Central America -- History -- 20th century.
Geographical myths -- Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras)
Morde, Theodore A., -- 1911-1954 -- Travel -- Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras)
Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) -- Description and travel.
Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) -- History -- 20th century.
Stewart, Christopher S. -- Travel -- Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras)
Geographical myths -- Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras)
Morde, Theodore A., -- 1911-1954 -- Travel -- Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras)
Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) -- Description and travel.
Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) -- History -- 20th century.
Stewart, Christopher S. -- Travel -- Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras)