Theodore Roosevelt's Greatest Journey - Survival on the Amazon

In March of 1912,after losing his bid for the presidency, Theodore Roosevelt set off on the adventure of his life, exploring the Amazon...and nearly died in the process. Adventure writer Candace Millard's acclaimed "River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey is rich, lush and filled with beautiful scenic descriptions and grisly depictions  of man-eating catfish, ferocious piranhas, white water rapids and the prospect of starvation.

 

 

Top Recommendation for March

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

Thoroughly enjoyable yarn about an ex-President's fervent desire for adventure and acceptance after his humiliating defeat for reelection in 1909. Candice Millard (2006 - 432pp)

 

 

 

s2Member®