The river of doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's darkest journey

Millard, Candice author.

First paperback edition.

Book

New York : Broadway Books, [2005]

©2005

xi, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped tributary of the Amazon. He accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it.--From publisher description.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Travel -- Brazil -- Roosevelt River.

Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition (1913-1914)

Rain forests -- Amazon River Valley.

Natural history -- Amazon River Valley.

Presidents -- United States -- Biography.

Presidents -- United States -- Biography.

Roosevelt River (Brazil) -- Description and travel.

Amazon River Valley -- Description and travel.

Amazon River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.

Travel writing.

Biographies.

Defeat -- Opportunity -- Preparation -- On the open sea -- A change of plans -- Beyond the frontier -- Disarray and tragedy -- Hard choices -- Warnings from the dead -- The unknown -- Pole and paddle, axe and machete -- The living jungle -- On the ink-black river -- Twitching through the woods -- The wild water -- Danger afloat, danger ashore -- Death in the rapids -- Attack -- The wide belts -- Hunger -- The myth of "beneficent nature" -- "I will stop here" -- Missing -- The worst in a man -- "He who kills must die" -- Judgment -- The cauldron -- The rubber men -- A pair of flags.

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