![]() He has won four Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation and one North American Travel Journalism Award. His second, The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World Via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains and Planes, was named one of the ten best books of 2010 by the Wall Street Journal and was a New York Times summer reading pick. The real story has long waited to be told - until now.Ĭarl Hoffman is a contributing editor at National Geographic Traveler. Sensational rumours and stories circulated, fuelling speculation and intrigue for decades. The Dutch government and the Rockefeller family denied the story, and Michael's death was officially ruled a drowning. Soon after his disappearance, rumours surfaced that he'd been killed and ceremonially eaten by the local Asmat, a native tribe of warriors whose complex culture was built around sacred, reciprocal violence, head hunting and ritual cannibalism. ![]() ![]() Now, Carl Hoffman uncovers startling new evidence that finally tells the full, astonishing story.ĭespite exhaustive searches, no trace of Rockefeller was ever found. ![]() The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world and his powerful, influential family guessing for years. An fascinating investigation into a tragic disappearance that gripped the world. ![]()
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