Jungle of Stone
The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xv, 528 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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.
Contents:
Part One. Expedition. South, 1839 ; Upriver ; Mico Mountain ; Passport ; Monkeys like the wind -- Stephens -- Part Two. Politics. Ruins ; Carrera ; War ; Malaria ; Crisis at hand ; Reunion -- Catherwood -- part Three. Archaeology. Journey into the past ; Palenque ; Uxmal ; "Magnificent" ; Yucatán ; London ; Discoveries ; Chichén Itzá ; Tuloom ; Home -- The Maya -- Part Four. Friends. Views of ancient monuments ; Steam ; Panama ; Crossing the Isthmus ; Together again ; Missing.
Subjects:
Catherwood, Frederick.
Stephens, John L., 1805-1852.
Mayas -- Antiquities.
Archaeological expeditions -- Mexico.
Archaeological expeditions -- Central America.
Explorers -- Mexico -- Biography.
Explorers -- Central America -- Biography.
Catherwood, Frederick.
Stephens, John L., 1805-1852.
Mayas -- Antiquities.
Archaeological expeditions -- Mexico.
Archaeological expeditions -- Central America.
Explorers -- Mexico -- Biography.
Explorers -- Central America -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062407399
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Exploration Car | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Exploration Car | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.