Candice Millard: The River Of Doubt

Cover: 9780316027144 | The River Of Doubt | Into the Unknown Amazon | Candice Millard | Buch

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In 1912, shortly after losing his bid to spend a third term as American President to Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt with his son Kermit, a Brazilian guide and a band of camaradas set off deep into the Amazon jungle and a very uncertain fate. Although Roosevelt did eventually return from THE RIVER OF DOUBT, he and his companions faced treacherous cataracts as well as the dangerous indigenous population of the Amazon. He became severely ill on the journey, nearly dying in the jungle from a blood infection and malaria. A mere five years later Roosevelt did die of related issues. One extraordinary factor is the resistance and disbelief the well-respected Roosevelt faced upon what should have been a triumphant return. The region was considered so dangerous that most reputable exploration societies considered Roosevelt's discoveries improbable. The Amazon emerges as a world unconstrained by the rules of civilisation, a place where an ex-president becomes just another creature struggling to survive.

Über den Autor

Candice Millard is a staff writer for National Geographic, the organisation with which Roosevelt shared his discoveries.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2006
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780316027144
ISBN-10:	0316027146
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Millard, Candice
Hersteller:	Little, Brown & Company
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	222 x 154 x 29 mm
Von/Mit:	Candice Millard
Erscheinungsdatum:	07.12.2006
Gewicht:	0,494 kg