Friday, February 25, 2011

River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt’s darkest journey by / Candice Millard, 2005

Non-fiction/history

The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. He and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Gripping narrative and fascinating insight into the personality of Theodore Roosevelt.

Submitted by Judith, CFPL Staff

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