River of Doubt

 

Author: Candice Millard

Nominated by: Elsie Deitz

Non Fiction

Theodore Roosevelt undertook this adventure after his failed attempt to regain the office of President. The Roosevelt-Rondon expedtion's exploration of this section of the Amaazon River encountered impassable rapids, near starvation and hostile native tribes along their journey.

This hair-raising story reads like fiction and gives insights into Roosevelt's indomitable spirit as well as a picture of an unforgiving environment.

 

 

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