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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 Cover Image Book Book

Jungle of stone : the true story of two men, their extraordinary journey, and the discovery of the lost civilization of the Maya

Carlsen, William (author.).

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  • ISBN: 0062407392
  • ISBN: 9780062407399
  • Physical Description: xv, 528 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [467]-515) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Expedition. South, 1839 ; Upriver ; Mico Mountain ; Passport ; Monkeys like the wind -- Stephens -- Politics. Ruins ; Carrera ; War ; Malaria ; Crisis at hand ; Reunion -- Catherwood -- Archaeology. Journey into the past ; Palenque ; Uxmal ; "Magnificent" ; Yucatán ; London ; Discoveries ; Chichén Itzá ; Tuloom ; Home -- The Maya -- Friends. Views of ancient monuments ; Steam ; Panama ; Crossing the isthmus ; Together again ; Missing.
Summary, etc.: 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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Subject: Mayas -- Antiquities
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Stephens, John L -- 1805-1852
Catherwood, Frederick

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Springfield East Forest Park Branch 972.81 CARLSEN (Text) 30598005192601 Adult Available -
Springfield Main Library 972.81 CARLSEN (Text) 30598005192619 Adult Available -
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