River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
Nonfiction The true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s incredible journey down one of most dangerous rivers on earth. After losing his third bid for the presidency in 1912 he is asked to take a trip to South America that will challenge him physically. With his son Kermit, the famous explorer Brazilian Candido Rondon, American naturalist George Cherrie and a party of men, Roosevelt and his team face starvation, rushing rapids, natives with poison arrows, disease carrying insects and even murder. It is an unbelievable tale of exploration and incredible hardship as he and his men discover an unmapped tributary of the Amazon River. It is known as the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Scientific Exploration of 1913-1914. It’s a fascinating and dramatic biography filled with adventure.
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