Through the Brazilian Wilderness

A harrowing chronicle of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition through Brazil and Paraguay to map the 950-mile "River of Doubt." No man who ever reached Theodore Roosevelt's eminence in public life left such a varied record of what would have been a full life in itself without his activities as a statesman. Here is Colonel Roosevelt's own vivid narrative of his explorations in South America; his 500-mile journey on mule-back across the height of land between the river systems of Paraguay and the Amazon, his observations on the most brilliant and varied bird life of the South American tropics; hunting of the jaguar, the tapir, the peccary, the giant ant-eater, and other unusual animals of the jungle; all depicted in the author's most graphic and picturesque style. "The book is readable and interesting from beginning to end. It has just the right admixture of narrative, observation, and reflection. It not only represents the reactions and impressions of an exceptionally able and well-trained mind, but is the work of a superman, in the sense that it embodies the combined thought of the members of the expedition, who were so variously skilled in different ways." -The Dial "It does not need this latest labor from Colonel Roosevelt's pen to vindicate his claim as an earnest, intrepid, and in every sense of the word genuine naturalist." -The New York Times "An exceedingly fascinating story of adventure. It is the best story...that the many-sided former President of the United States has produced." -Boston Transcript "Should, above all, be secured by every school librarian anxious to promote the study and appreciation of those ideals which we, as a Nation, have come to associate with the name Theodore Roosevelt." -New Outlook "Theodore Roosevelt's account of what he calls a 'zoogeographic reconnoissance through the Brazilian hinterland.' As everyone knows who has read the newspapers, the expedition was undertaken jointly by American and Brazilian authorities and was carried through with the daring and energy as well as with the intelligence and skill which its leadership would lead one to expect....Suffice to say that the author's brilliant attainments as a naturalist and his indomitable persistency as an explorer have full demonstration here. Furthermore he has a cultivated gift of vivid narration. Even if he were not Roosevelt, the book would give satisfaction to any reader who cares for a worthy piece of work capably performed." -The Christian Advocate "Mr. Roosevelt has written a book more entertaining than the most exciting novel. Our many-sided ex-President reveals himself in these pages as explorer, hunter, naturalist, and litterateur. He collected over twenty-five hundred birds, about five hundred mammals, and a number of reptiles and fishes new to science. He put on the map a river nearly one thousand miles long, the River of Doubt, since named in his honor the Rio Teodoro by the Brazilian Government. His forty-eight day journey down this river is a story of hardships sufficient to daunt the most daring of explorers." -New Catholic World

Author(s): Theodore Roosevelt  

ISBN 10: 1537377108
ISBN 13: 9781537377100
Pages: 356