Brazilian Adventure by Peter Fleming

Brazilian Adventure by Peter Fleming –   essential reading for anyone interested in this country of 8.5 million square miles and some 145 million people. He reports on the terrors and trials he experienced on his expedition in search of the famous missing explorer, Colonel Fawcett, and his team.

Brazilian Adventure by Peter Fleming

Amazon (UK) £10.63 and from £6.01 new or from £5.49 used

Amazon (Com) $12.71 new and from $3.03 used

Product Description

In 1925 Colonel P. H. Fawcett embarked on a journey into a dangerous and largely unexplored region of Brazil in search of a Lost World and was never seen again. Fleming’s interest in Fawcett’s disappearance leads to him answering an advertisement to join an expedition to explore the rivers of Brazil with the aim of ascertaining Fawcett’s fate.

Amazon Reviews

Amazing Adventures in Brazil!

I read Peter Fleming’s, excellent “News from Tartary” and wanted some more. These tales are from a lost time, when parts of the world were still untouched by all of us. Made me laugh out loud so many times. But what did happen to Colonel Fawcett?? Does anyone know? (Justin)

Compelling reading

A hilarious, gripping account of 1930s Englishness facing the wilderness of the Pantanal. A great adventure from cover to cover, which also details the beauty of the wildlife they encountered and compels the reader to visit, in the hope that some of it is still there today. The book is also fascinating from an historical point of view, showing awful colonial attitudes towards the indigineous people of Mato Grosso and the tendancy to shoot everything that moves whether for food or fun. Flemings unceasing competitive nature and determination to succeed in every mission are a great inspiration to all travellers. Extremely entertaining. (Rosemary)

A wonderful book!

A cracking adventure, written in a beautifully tongue-in-cheek style. Think the bastard offspring of PG Wodehouse and Douglas Adams (if that were physically possible. Or desirable) venturing into the depths of unchartered Brazil on little more than a whim. (Dick Dashwood)