The river of doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's darkest journey


Citation
Millard, Candice. The river of doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's darkest journey, 
2005

Annotation
An incredible adventure narrative, it is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers, the Amazon.
In this gripping account, Millard writes of the adventure that nearly came to a disastrous end for Teddy Roosevelt. In 1912 after his third term loss in the White House, Roosevelt accepted a lecture invitation in Buenos Aires and followed it with a dangerous expedition deep into the Amazon in search of a remote tributary known as the River of Doubt.
The small group failed to pack enough supplies and their canoes  were not sturdy for the river's rapids. An injury of Roosevelt's became infected with flesh- eating bacteria and almost left him to die in the rainforest. Great suspense elements and wonderful detail on the wildlife that the small group of explorers encountered on their journey,  as well as the cannibalistic tribe that stalked them much of the way.
This reads like an Indiana Jones screen adventure with the expedition into miles of impassable rapids, loss of canoes and supplies, malaria, near-starvation, cannibalistic Indians, deadly snakes and insects, and a murderous porter.
Essential compelling adventure into survival tale.

Roosevelt on the river