- Unknown Binding: 224 pages
- Publisher: Travel Book Club (1952)
- Language English
- ASIN: B0007J31IW
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,663,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is ideal for anyone who is thinking about going to Peru. It is an amazing read about the uncovering of Machu Picchu for the first time and really gives you a wonderful feeling of awe. You almost feel like you are there. This has to be one of the best books I have read about the Incas/Mayas/Aztecs concerning the Spanish Invasion and the aftermath - normally they are from a Spanish point of view and boring. This book has found not only an interesting way to describe the background history to the search for the lost city, but also makes you feel a part of it. Th unfolding of the city and the way it is described as it was found almost keeps you on the edge of your seat. I think this book has been written so you find it hard to put it down and I can safely say it has worked.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book tells the gripping story of the discovery of Machu Piccu. Although Bingham is an academic archaeologist he appears to be belong to the Indiana Jones school. As a travel book it is a gem - Bingham travels through uncharted teritory in the outback of Peru at teh beginning of the century. He risks his life climbing the steep hillsides to Machu Piccu after getting a tip from a local farmer. But the book is also full of detail on the finds he made at the site. It is an insight into the ways of the Inca, and the archaeologist. Although it can be a bit dry in places - the lists of finds at Machu Piccu - Bingham makes up for this with his absorbing adventure story in the earlier chapters. END
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book when I was in Peru along with WH Prescott's 'Conquest of Peru'. Prescott's book gives a great history of the Inca empire and yet it is amazing to think that at the time of his writing Machu Pichu had yet to be discovered by Bingham. This he did in 1911 and he explains how he came about this fantastic discovery in great detail. He covers the trial and tribulations of finding this great city in a rich and lively fashion and the descriptive detail of Machu Pichu is wonderfully written. The photographs in the book add a historical veneer to the whole context of the book, which in the end tells us how a scholar ultimately discovered one of the greatest historical sites built by man after laying undiscovered for over three hundred years. A really interesting read, sometimes laboured in places but overall an excellent book.
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The real Indiana Jones
I just loved this book.
I'm not normally in to non-fiction, but this wasn't hard to read at all. Read more
I'm not normally in to non-fiction, but this wasn't hard to read at all. Read more
Published 10 months ago by bex4ad
Worth reading if doing the Inca Trail
This book was a hard read, and some bits of it i did skip out! However, i purchased it as was heading to the Inca Trail and wanted to read some background information. Read more
Published on 15 April 2010 by L. Howie
Fascinating
I read this in preparation for a trip to Peru and found it fascinating. A really well written interesting account of the trials and tribulations leading to the discovery of what... Read more
Published on 22 July 2009 by Soo Broo
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