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Lost in Shangri-La Mitchell Zuckoff

Lost in Shangri-La By Mitchell Zuckoff

Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff


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An utterly gripping nonfiction adventure narrative, Lost in Shangri-La is an untold true story of war, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission.

Lost in Shangri-La Summary

Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story by Mitchell Zuckoff

An utterly gripping nonfiction adventure narrative, Lost in Shangri-La is an untold true story of war, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission.

Three months before the end of World War II, a U.S. Army plane flying over New Guinea crashed in uncharted mountains inhabited by a Stone Age tribe. Nineteen passengers and crew were killed and two were mortally wounded. But somehow three survived: a lieutenant whose twin brother died in the crash, a sergeant who suffered terrible head wounds, and a beautiful member of the Women's Army Corps.

Hurt, unarmed and afraid, they prayed for deliverance - from their wounds, from the elements, and from the spear-carrying, Dani tribesmen who roamed the mountains, men who were untouched by modernity. For seven weeks, the survivors experienced one remarkable adventure after another, until they were rescued in a truly incredible mission.

Using a huge range of sources, including first hand accounts from the survivors themselves, Mitchell Zukoff exposes the enlightening and terrifying adventure of three individuals lost on unknown soil and the relationships they built not only with each other, but also with a lost civilization.

Lost in Shangri-La Reviews

'Thrilling ... an incredible story' Giles Foden

'Lost in Shangri-La is a page-turner, ripe for the IMAX screen' Independent on Sunday

'Meticulously researched ... stunning pictures and graphic accounts from those involved bring it to life' News of the World

About Mitchell Zuckoff

Mitchell Zuckoff is a professor of journalism at Boston University. He is the author of 'Robert Altman: An Oral Biography,' 'Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend', 'Judgment Ridge: The True Story of the Dartmouth Murders', with Dick Lehr and 'Choosing Naia: A Family's Journey'. He was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, and the winner of numerous national awards as a reporter for The Boston Globe. He lives outside Boston.

Additional information

GOR004178405
9780007410958
0007410956
Lost in Shangri-La: Escape from a Hidden World - A True Story by Mitchell Zuckoff
Used - Very Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
20120329
400
N/A
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