Christopher S. Stewart
Deep inside â€œthe little Amazon,â€ the jungles of Hondurasâ€™s Mosquito Coastâ€”one of the largest, wildest, and most impenetrable stretches of tropical land in the worldâ€”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, an American explorer and spy named 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.,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 answersâ€”a white-knuckle adventure that combines Mordeâ€™s wild, enigmatic tale with Stewartâ€™s own epic journey to find the truth about the White City.
Nonfiction,History,Travel,Adventure,Autobiography,Memoir,Biography,History,Archaeology,Historical,Adult,Environment,Nature
Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure