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The River of Doubt

Just finished The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard.  I got it for Christmas and was able to take it off my wish list.  I had never heard about this chapter of Theodore Roosevelt’s life and this made the book really exciting.

Long story short, fresh off his inability to form a new political party and win a third term as President of the U.S. Roosevelt decided to lick his wounds by exploring a 1,000 mile long unknown, uncharted river in the middle of Brazil.

When you read books documenting the lives of great men and women of past eras you cannot help but admire their grit.  At times I was reminded of the extent John Adams went to get Europe to recognize the United States during the revolution or Lester Summerall riding through Burma on mule or me attending Summer Camp with high school students.