The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey - Rilegato

Millard, Candice

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ISBN 10: 0385507968 ISBN 13: 9780385507967

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 2005

Riassunto

A stirring narrative of a real-life adventure chronicles the 1914 expedition of Theodore Roosevelt into the unexplored heart of the Amazon basin to explore and map the little-known region surrounding a tributary called the River of Doubt, detailing the dangerous conditions they faced--white-water rapids, starvation, illness, jungle menaces, and Indian attacks--to accomplish their goal. 75,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“[A] fine account . . . There are far too many books in which a travel writer follows in the footsteps of his or her hero—and there are far too few books like this, in which an author who has spent time and energy ferreting out material from archival sources weaves it into a gripping tale.” —The Washington Post


“[N]o frills, high-adventure writing . . . Millard’s sober account is as claustrophobic as a walk through the densest jungle, and as full of vigor as Roosevelt himself.”
—Entertainment Weekly

L'autore:

CANDICE MILLARD is a former writer and editor at National Geographic magazine. She lives in Kansas City.

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• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0385507968
• ISBN 13: 9780385507967
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 416