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More copies of this ISBN:The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journeyby Candice Millard
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Well researched and skillfully written, this commanding account of achievement and calamity retraces Roosevelt's perilous expedition of the uncharted Amazon. A dazzling gem of history, Millard's impeccable narrative brims with imagery and tension.
Well researched and skillfully written, this commanding account of achievement and calamity retraces Roosevelt's perilous expedition of the uncharted Amazon. A dazzling gem of history, Millard's impeccable narrative brims with imagery and tension. Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.
The River of Doubt — it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil's most famous explorer, Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever. Along the way, Roosevelt 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. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived. From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt's life, here is Candice Millard's dazzling debut. Review:"A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking." Janet Maslin, The New York Times Review:"[A] fine account...There are far too many books in which a travel writer follows in the footsteps of his or her hero — and there are far too few books like this, in which an author who has spent time and energy ferreting out material from archival sources weaves it into a gripping tale." The Washington Post Review:"[N]o frills, high-adventure writing...Millard's sober account is as claustrophobic as a walk through the densest jungle, and as full of vigor as Roosevelt himself." Entertainment Weekly Review:"Millard turns this incredible story into one that easily matches an Indiana Jones screen adventure. Essential." Library Journal Review:"[A] riveting, bravura performance....[Millard] re-creates Roosevelt's adventure in spellbinding fashion....Both a white-knuckle survival saga and an informative scientific journal, River of Doubt is an irresistible read." Houston Chronicle Review:"This is a bully good adventure tale about a great man." USA Today Synopsis:At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on Earth. About the AuthorCANDICE MILLARD is a former writer and editor at National Geographic magazine. She lives in Kansas City. From the Hardcover edition. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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