11.  The Lost City of Z, by David Grann
       It was interesting to read this book soon after the Fremont book.  The two explorers, Percy Fawcett in this one, have their similarities and differences.  Neither are that heroic, to my way of thinking. I was really wrapped up in reading this, even though I sort of knew some of the things Grann revealed at the end. In this book, the journalist's search for Fawcett is an important part of the story.
      He is also the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, an important eye-opener. We should know our history, but it is not a source of pride towards the "winners" when we know.  I think most people who are very wealthy have done unethical things to get that way, or have inherited from others who did. I am not saying that about either Fremont or Fawcett, they just were arrogant and willing to take huge risks.
      The movie of The Lost City of Z tells the story of Fawcett, not the journalist's story.  I thought it was slow, and it seemed like there were variations from the story told in the book.  Someone named Fawcett had a part, so I presume the family was involved.  The movie account of the end of their travels is all imagination, I think. I would have preferred a documentary.