The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait--the bestselling author of River of the Gods brings us the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. "A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking....show more
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Some books that describe a particular place in vivid detail make you really want to visit that place. This is not one of those books. The lush descriptions of the deadly flora and fauna of the rainforest made me perfectly happy to enjoy it all from a distance. But the same descriptions make Roosevelt and his fellow explorers very real, and gave me a good appreciation for the dangers they faced and the risks they took.
5 stars.
In this house, we stan Candice Millard.
Another non-fiction that reads like the real adventure it was. Millard writes accessible non-fiction, this one, about Teddy Roosevelt following his attempt at a third term as President on a third-party ticket.
I never knew that Roosevelt went to South America following this defeat nor his near death path down the Amazon's River of Doubt. Just like Destiny of the Republic, you are learning about all ...read more
In this house, we stan Candice Millard.
Another non-fiction that reads like the real adventure it was. Millard writes accessible non-fiction, this one, about Teddy Roosevelt following his attempt at a third term as President on a third-party ticket.
I never knew that Roosevelt went to South America following this defeat nor his near death path down the Amazon's River of Doubt. Just like Destiny of the Republic, you are learning about all ...read more
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