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The River of Doubt: Into the Unknown Amazon
Candice Millard
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Description for The River of Doubt: Into the Unknown Amazon
paperback. * Heroic attempt by US President Teddy Roosevelt to chart one of the largest and most dangerous tributaries of the Amazon - The River of Doubt. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
In 1912, shortly after losing his bid to spend a third term as American President to Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt with his son Kermit, a Brazilian guide and a band of camaradas set off deep into the Amazon jungle and a very uncertain fate. Although Roosevelt did eventually return from THE RIVER OF DOUBT, he and his companions faced treacherous cataracts as well as the dangerous indigenous population of the Amazon. He became severely ill on the journey, nearly dying in the jungle from a blood infection and malaria. A mere five years later Roosevelt did die ... Read more
In 1912, shortly after losing his bid to spend a third term as American President to Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt with his son Kermit, a Brazilian guide and a band of camaradas set off deep into the Amazon jungle and a very uncertain fate. Although Roosevelt did eventually return from THE RIVER OF DOUBT, he and his companions faced treacherous cataracts as well as the dangerous indigenous population of the Amazon. He became severely ill on the journey, nearly dying in the jungle from a blood infection and malaria. A mere five years later Roosevelt did die ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316027144
SKU
V9780316027144
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About Candice Millard
Candice Millard is a staff writer for National Geographic, the organisation with which Roosevelt shared his discoveries.
Reviews for The River of Doubt: Into the Unknown Amazon
A terrific story
Nicholas Shakespeare, DAILY TELEGRAPH
Gripping
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Superb ... This armchair traveller was absolutely gripped - but very glad to stay put
HERALD
Candice Millard's prose flows along as swiftly as the river... Millard skilfully weaves into the story many absorbing observations about the phenomenal diversity and mystery of the Basin's ... Read more
Nicholas Shakespeare, DAILY TELEGRAPH
Gripping
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Superb ... This armchair traveller was absolutely gripped - but very glad to stay put
HERALD
Candice Millard's prose flows along as swiftly as the river... Millard skilfully weaves into the story many absorbing observations about the phenomenal diversity and mystery of the Basin's ... Read more