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)
“The River of Doubt” is a terrific account of a hazardous trip in terra incognita undertaken by TR with his son years after his Presidency. The Roosevelts encountered hazards human and natural and endured them, albeit with an entourage befitting the times. Candice Millard engages the reader adroitly, especially with an ongoing subplot which may have endangered the expedition.
I have read another of Millard’s books, this about the remarkable James Garfield, a Williams alum and exemplary citizen in Ohio, nominated for president on the unpteenth ballot at the Republican convention of 1880. What resonates is his pathetic death months after his assassination at Union Station, from consequences which would be no big deal today.
These books ably recount the times and illuminate their subjects. Five stars each.