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Author	Carlsen, William.
Title	Jungle of stone : the true story of two men, their extraordinary journey, and the discovery of the lost civilization of the Maya / William Carlsen.
Publication Info.	New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 2	972 C	IN LIBRARY

Edition	First edition.
Description	xv, 528 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [467]-515) and index.
Contents	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.
Subject	Catherwood, Frederick.
	Stephens, John L., 1805-1852.
	Archaeological expeditions -- Mexico.
	Archaeological expeditions -- Central America.
	Explorers -- Mexico -- Biography.
	Explorers -- Central America -- Biography.
	Mayas -- Antiquities.
	Mexico -- Antiquities.
	Central America -- Antiquities.
Added Title	True story of two men, their extraordinary journey, and the discovery of the lost civilization of the Maya
ISBN	9780062407399 :
	0062407392

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