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Carlsen, William author.
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Catherwood, Frederick.
Stephens, John L., 1805-1852.
Mayas -- Antiquities.
Archaeological expeditions -- Mexico.
Archaeological expeditions -- Central America.
Explorers -- Mexico -- Biography.
Explorers -- Central America -- Biography.
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Jungle of stone : th...
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Jungle of stone : the true story of two men, their extraordinary journey, and the discovery of the lost civilization of the Maya / William Carlsen.
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Carlsen, William author.
Subjects
Catherwood, Frederick.
Stephens, John L., 1805-1852.
Mayas
--
Antiquities.
Archaeological
expeditions
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Mexico.
Archaeological
expeditions
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Central
America
.
Explorers
--
Mexico
--
Biography.
Explorers
--
Central
America
--
Biography.
Publisher Info:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
©2016
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xv, 528 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
RDA Types:
text
still image
unmediated
volume
ISBN:
9780062407399
0062407392
Contents:
Part One. Expedition. South, 1839 ; Upriver ; Mico Mountain ; Passport ; Monkeys like the wind
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Stephens
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Part Two. Politics. Ruins ; Carrera ; War ; Malaria ; Crisis at hand ; Reunion
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Catherwood
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part Three. Archaeology. Journey into the past ; Palenque ; Uxmal ; "Magnificent" ; Yucatán ; London ; Discoveries ; Chichén Itzá ; Tuloom ; Home
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The Maya
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Part Four. Friends. Views of ancient monuments ; Steam ; Panama ; Crossing the Isthmus ; Together again ; Missing.
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Summary:
Documents the true story of the nineteenth-century rediscovery of the Mayan civilization by American ambassador John Lloyd Stephens and British architect Frederick Catherwood, illuminating how their findings profoundly changed Western understandings about human history.
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