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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

Written by:
Candice Millard
Narrated by:
Paul Michael

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
46
Narrator
10
Release Date
October 18, 2005
Duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Summary
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.
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Paulinaprince76

How is no one catching the historical errors in this book? It’s laughable to know that the New York Times and Washington Post endorse this crap. Does anyone actually fact check anything? For example, when Edith recounts the details about Margaret’s death from Typhoid, the author writes that Edith states she’s baffled about how Margaret got so sick if she only drank bottled water and didn’t even eat salad. Bottled water? Really? lol, I could go on about this book but why bother, in case someone does read this review I hope you too can point out the discrepancies.

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George Anderson

Absolutely amazing story of Roosevelt’s trials and tribulations in the Amazon.

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Jason E.

An interesting look at exploration and explorers. Only slightly hero worshipping.

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Anonymous

such a gripping book

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Kay B.

This book started out interesting and quickly turned to drudgery once in the River. Too too many details about bugs and plant life and different Indians. Most had little or nothing to do with the story. It was selected as our book club book but no thanks for me. I’ll move on to another.

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Debra R.

I liked this, but I thought Candice Millard's book on Garfield, "Destiny of the Repulbic" was much better. Indeed, it may be my favorite book ever.

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