Jungle of stone : the extraordinary journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the discovery of the lost civilization of the Maya
Carlsen, William, 1945-2017
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In 1839, when John Lloyd Stephens, a dashing U.S. special ambassador to Central America, and Frederick Catherwood, an acclaimed British architect and draftsman, set out into the unexplored jungles of the Yucatan, Charles Darwin was aboard the H.M.S. Beagle, the Bible was the basic template of history, and most people believed the world was less than 6,000 years old. Deep in the jungles, they stumbled upon the wondrous ruins of the Mayan civilisation -- an astonishing find that would change western understanding of human history. William Carlsen uncovers the rich history of the ruins as he follows Stephens and Catherwood's journey through present day Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
Main title:
Author:
Carlsen, William, 1945-, author
Edition:
First William Morrow paperback edition.
Imprint:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.©2016
Collation:
xiii, 528 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portrait, map ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in hardback: William Morrow, 2016.Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-516) and index.
ISBN:
9780062407405 (paperback)
Dewey class:
972.81
LC class:
F1435
Language:
English
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BRN:
445841