My Last Chance to Be a Boy: Theodore Roosevelt's South American Expedition of 1913-1914
Book Details
Author(s)
Joseph R. Ornig
Publisher
Louisiana State Univ Pr
ISBN / ASIN
0807122718
ISBN-13
9780807122716
Availability
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Sales Rank
#1,322,199
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
Description
Using letters, diaries, and firsthand accounts, Ornig has pieced together the gripping story of Theodore Roosevelt's 1913-1914 expedition into the Brazilian equatorial forest that charted the course of the River of Doubt. The 54-year-old former president regarded the trip as his "last chance to be a boy", enjoying the skirmishes with tribesmen and wild animals and the overall adventure of the outing. 48 photos.
