{"product_id":"jungleland-a-mysterious-lost-city-and-a-true-story-of-deadly-adventure-9780061802553","title":"Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City and a True Story of Deadly Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost City of Z, The River of Doubt\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLost in Shangri-La\u003c\/em\u003e--a real-life Indiana Jones story, set in the mysterious jungles of Honduras.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I began to daydream about the jungle....\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep inside \"the little Amazon,\" the jungles of Honduras's Mosquito Coast--one of the largest, wildest, and most impenetrable stretches of tropical land in the world--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, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eJungleland\u003c\/em\u003e, Christopher S. Stewart seeks to retrace Morde's steps and answer the questions his death left hanging. 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 answers--a white-knuckle adventure that combines Morde's wild, enigmatic tale with Stewart's own epic journey to find the truth about the White City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStewart, Christopher S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChristopher S. Stewart is an investigative reporter at the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, where he shared a 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eGQ, Harper's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine, New York, The Paris Review, Wired, \u003c\/em\u003eand other publications, and he also served as deputy editor at the \u003cem\u003eNew York Observer \u003c\/em\u003eand is a former contributing editor at \u003cem\u003eCondé Nast Portfolio. \u003c\/em\u003eStewart is the author of \u003cem\u003eHunting the Tiger \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eJungleland\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives with his family in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502974144786,"sku":"9780061802553","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_be91c92c-fffd-408b-af86-99a0e4967e33.jpg?v=1730779758","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jungleland-a-mysterious-lost-city-and-a-true-story-of-deadly-adventure-9780061802553","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}