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The River of Doubt

Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

The River of Doubt( )
Author: Millard, Candice
ISBN:978-0-316-72475-3
Publication Date:Jan 2006
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Imprint:Little Brown GBR
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $55.00
Book Description:

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...
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Book Details
Pages:448
Detailed Subjects: History / Latin America / South America
Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):16.4 x 24.1 x 3.8 cm
Book Weight:0.76 Kilograms
Author Biography
Millard, Candice (Author)
Candice Millard is a former writer and editor for National Geographic magazine.

Millard's first book, The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, was a New York Times bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by a number of publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Christian Science Monitor. The River of Doubt was also a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a Book Sense Pick, was a finalist for the Quill Awards, and won the William Rockhill Nelson Award.

Millard's second book, The Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine & the Murder of a President, was released in September 2011.

Millard's book, Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill, made the New York Times Bestseller list in 2016.

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