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Autore |
Preston Douglas J. |
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Titolo |
THe lost City of the monkey God : a true story. / / Douglas Preston |
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New York : , : Grand Central Publishing, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-4555-4002-1 |
1-4555-4015-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vii, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
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Classificazione |
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HIS038000HIS051000HIS007000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Extinct cities - Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) |
Cities and towns, Ancient - Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) |
Indians of Central America - Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) - Antiquities |
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) |
HISTORY / Latin America / Central America |
HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries |
Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) Description and travel |
Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) Discovery and exploration |
Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) Antiquities |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-318) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Gates of Hell -- Somewhere in the Americas -- The Devil Had Killed Him -- A Land of Cruel Jungles -- One of the Few Remaining Mysteries -- The Heart of Darkness -- The Fish That Swallowed the Whale -- Lasers in the Jungle -- Something Nobody Had Done -- The Most Dangerous Place on the Planet -- Uncharted Territory -- No Coincidences -- Fer-de-Lance -- Don't Pick the Flowers -- Human Hands -- "I'm Going Down" -- A Bewitchment Place -- Quagmire -- Controversy -- The Cave of the Glowing Skulls -- The Symbol of Death -- They Came to Wither the Flowers -- White Leprosy -- The National Institutes of Health -- An Isolated Species -- La Ciudad del Jaguar -- We Are Orphans. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"#1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston takes readers on an adventure deep into the Honduran jungle in this riveting, |
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