Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time -- Ma

<b>THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLING TRAVEL MEMOIR <p/>What happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu? <p/></b>In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and "discovered" Machu Picchu. While history has recast Bingham as a villain who stole both priceless artifacts and credit for finding the great archeological site, Mark Adams set out to retrace the explorer's perilous path in search of the truth--except he'd written about adventure far more than he'd actually lived it. In fact, he'd never even slept in a tent. <p/><i>Turn Right at Machu Picchu</i> is Adams' fascinating and funny account of his journey through some of the world's most majestic, historic, and remote landscapes guided only by a hard-as-nails Australian survivalist and one nagging question: Just what <i>was</i> Machu Picchu?<br><br><b>Author:</b> Mark Adams<br><b>Publisher:</b> Dutton<br><b>Published:</b> 04/24/2012<br><b>Pages:</b> 368<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.64lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.00h x 5.29w x 0.77d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780452297982<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 06/17/2012 pg. 28<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Mark Adams</b> is the author of the acclaimed history <i>Mr. America</i>, which <i>The Washington Post</i> named a Best Book of 2009, and the <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <i>Meet Me in Atlantis</i> and <i>