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The amusing tale of a poorly organised, and poorly carried out adventure into the interior of Brazil, ostensibly to search for Percy Fawcett, who was at the time missing for seven years.Fleming is very straight up at the beginning of the book - it is his story of his adventure, not a botany lesson, a geography lesson or a lesson in Brazilian native culture. It is his musings of his unsuccessful (except for surviving, or course) adventure in the Sertão, or Brazilian Interior. It does however touch on all these topics and many more.Considering the age of the book (1933, it was published) it dates very well. It reads well, and like [b:News From Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir 16078494 News From Tartary A Journey from Peking to Kashmir Peter Fleming https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349868922s/16078494.jpg 543853], is written in a self-deprecating way, in which Fleming is unafraid to make himself look foolish. Although I have a copy, I have not read [b:Exploration Fawcett 22556097 Exploration Fawcett Percy Harrison Fawcett https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403307720s/22556097.jpg 1286347], I have read [b:The Lost City of Z 7963115 The Lost City of Z David Grann https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408315375s/7963115.jpg 3438638], by David Grann, but I gave it only 3 stars... and didn't review it. I will probably read that again, after I get to Exploration Fawcett.This one, regardless of the Fawcett background is a highly amusing read.P217, where a bit of a stocktake and status update it staking place.Weapons:1 repeating rifle [0.22]. We were greatly attached to this weapon, which sometimes gave remarkable results. Its position as the most formidable item in our armoury was, however, open to criticism on the following grounds. It was all but useless for the purposes of defence, since the wounds it was capable of inflicting were calculated to incapacitate the Oncoming Savages. For similar reasons it was a doubtful quantity where game was concerned; to kill a veado with it you would have to get a heart or neck shot at close range. It was not in good repair. You could rely on one misfire in every four. The stock has come apart in Roger's hands the night before we started, and had been spliced by Neville with sticking plaster and string. The sling was also tied on with string, and an important part of the mechanism in the breech fell out at intervals, for no good reason. We had 200 rounds of ammunition for it, but no cleaning rod. 1 service revolver and 30 rounds [0.45]. It was in many ways an admirable weapon; but its value to us was lessened by our inability to hit anything with it.1 rifle and 10 rounds [0.44]. This rifle not infrequently fired when you pulled the trigger; but it was possible to conjecture only approximately to course which would be taken by the bullet. The inside of the barrel was a shocking site; rich mineral deposits entirely obscured the rifling. We had brought it with us only for its potential as a present.2 facões. Nothing could be said against these indispensable implements.
