{"product_id":"jungleland-a-mysterious-lost-city-a-wwii-spy-and-a-true-story-of-deadly-adventure-isbn-9780061802546","title":"Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost City of Z, The River of Doubt\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLost in Shangri-La\u003c\/em\u003e—a real-life Indiana Jones story, set in the mysterious jungles of Honduras.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I began to daydream about the jungle....\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep inside “the little Amazon,” the jungles of Honduras’s Mosquito Coast—one of the largest, wildest, and most impenetrable stretches of tropical land in the world—lies the fabled city of Ciudad Blanca: the White City. For centuries, it has lured explorers, including Spanish conquistador Herman Cortes. Some intrepid souls got lost within its dense canopy; some disappeared. Others never made it out alive. Then, in 1939, Theodore Morde claimed that he had located this El Dorado-like city. Yet before he revealed its location, Morde died under strange circumstances, giving credence to those who believe that the spirits of the Ciudad Blanca killed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eJungleland\u003c\/em\u003e, Christopher S. Stewart seeks to retrace Morde's steps and answer the questions his death left hanging. Is this lost city real or only a tantalyzing myth? What secrets does the jungle hold? What continues to draw explorers into the unknown jungleland at such terrific risk? In this absorbing true-life thriller, journalist Christopher S. Stewart sets out to find answers—a white-knuckle adventure that combines Morde’s wild, enigmatic tale with Stewart’s own epic journey to find the truth about the White City.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"I began to daydream about the jungle....\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him, struggled to fall asleep at the Paris Hotel in La Ceiba, Honduras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly seventy years later, in the same hotel, acclaimed journalist Christopher S. Stewart wonders what he's gotten himself into. Stewart and Morde seek the same answer on their quests: the solution to the riddle of the whereabouts of Ciudad Blanca, buried somewhere deep in the rain forest on the Mosquito Coast. Imagining an immense and immaculate El Dorado–like city made entirely of gold, explorers as far back as the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés have tried to find the fabled White City. Others have gone looking for tall white cliffs and gigantic stone temples—no one found a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegends, like the jungle, are dense and captivating. Many have sought their fortune or fame down the Río Patuca—from Christopher Columbus to present-day college professors—and many have died or disappeared. What begins as a passing interest slowly turns into an obsession as Stewart pieces together the whirlwind life and mysterious death of Morde, a man who had sailed around the world five times before he was thirty and claimed to have discovered what he called the Lost City of the Monkey God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with Morde's personal notebooks and the enigmatic coordinates etched on his well-worn walking stick, Stewart sets out to test the jungle himself—and to test himself in the jungle. As we follow the parallel journeys of Morde and Stewart, the ultimate destination morphs with their every twist and turn. Are they walking in circles? Or are they running from their own shadows? \u003cem\u003eJungleland\u003c\/em\u003e is part detective story, part classic tale of man versus wild in the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost City of Z\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLost in Shangri-La\u003c\/em\u003e. A story of young fatherhood as well as the timeless call of adventure, this is an epic search for answers in a place where nothing is guaranteed, least of all survival.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A fascinating and gripping account, a true to life Indiana Jones adventure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRich Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitchell Zuckoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tale for the ages.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I dare you to put this book down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvan Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A great revival of an older genre, the treasure hunt, and associated adventures.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The premise is so fantastic that if \u003ci\u003eJungleland\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The true story [of] \u003ci\u003eJungleland \u003c\/i\u003e 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Miller, Salon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[T]his is a gritty, remarkable tale of exploration and risk in a nervy trek to the edge of civilization.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889177293029,"sku":"NP9780061802546","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061802546.jpg?v=1730230687","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/jungleland-a-mysterious-lost-city-a-wwii-spy-and-a-true-story-of-deadly-adventure-isbn-9780061802546","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}