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The author chronicles his present-day journey to find Ciudad Blanca, the legendary White City rumored to exist in the rain forests of Nicaragua's and Honduras' Mosquito Coast, following in the footsteps of the explorer and World War II spy Theodore Morde, who set out on the same journey on April 6, 1940. Legends, like the jungle, are dense and captivating. Many have sought their fortune or fame down the Rio Patuca -- from Christopher Columbus to present-day college professors -- and many have died or disappeared. What begins as a passing interest slowly turns into an obsession as Stewart…
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5 editions- Hardcover · English · 2013Harper · 9780061802546
- Other · English · 2014HarperCollins Publishers · 9780062344199
- Other · English · 2014HarperCollins Publishers · 304 pages · 9780061802553
- Other · English · 2013HarperCollins Publishers · 9780062097996
- Other · English · 2013HarperCollins Publishers · 9780062266996
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