Fall of the Ancient Maya Hardcover by David Webster

Product Details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson (2002-06-04)
• Language: English
• Pages: 368
• ISBN-13: 9780500051139
• Weight: 907.2 grams
• Dimensions: 24.13 x 18.29 x 5.59 cm

Ancient Maya civilization thrived in the tropics of Central America for more than a thousand years and produced some of the world's finest architecture and art. Then it mysteriously vanished, leaving a landscape of ruins smothered by forests. The Classic Maya collapse is one of the great puzzles of history, ranking alongside the Fall of Rome as an enigma that has intrigued scholars for generations.

About the Author

David Kenyon Webster worked as a reporter and writer after the war. The Saturday Evening Post published a portion of his memoir, but book publishers rejected his manuscript, seeking sensationalized novels of the war rather than authentic memoirs. He died in 1961 in a boating accident while shark fishing.