The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
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Book Summary Author: Candice Millard Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2006-10-10 ISBN: 0767913736 Number of pages: 432 Publisher: Broadway |
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Book Reviews of the The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Customer Review: My favorite nonfiction this year. If you love real life adventure...
Summary: 5 Stars
What a terrific book. And what an amazing story. It's hard to believe it's nonfiction, and that this adventure with these real life heroes and personalities really took place.
Summary:
This is the story of Teddy Roosevelt's 1913 Amazon expedition of the River of Doubt. Roosevelt had just lost his bid to win the presidency on a third party ticket, and rather than stay home and do nothing, he decided on this amazing adventure.
This was the era for great explorers, and the Amazon was one of the last remaining unmapped and unexplored areas. Roosevelt had already been to Africa, so the temptation of an Amazon exploration was too much for him to resist.
With his son Kermit, naturalist George Cherrie, and a group of Indian guides led by legendary explorer and Brazilian hero, Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt takes on the task of mapping this dangerous and treacherous river.
The trip was not planned well (to say the least), and the story of their attempts to battle nature *and* each other is harrowing.
This book is worth the read just for the description of the various flora and fauna alone. (Let's put it this way, anacondas were the LEAST of their problems...) By the time Roosevelt reaches the river, I found I could not put the book down. It was that thrilling.
Highly recommended. Not just for a wonderful tale of adventure, but to get an understanding of the unique and impressive personality of Teddy Roosevelt. What a remarkable man, and what a remarkable story.