Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Theodore Roosevelt
Subjects: F2501, Roosevelt River (Brazil), Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition (1913-1914), Brazil -- Description and travel, Zoology -- Brazil, I
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Subjects: F2501, Roosevelt River (Brazil), Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition (1913-1914), Brazil -- Description and travel, Zoology -- Brazil, I
Downloads: 448
In 1914, with the well-wishes of the Brazilian government, Theodore Roosevelt, ex-president of the United States; his son, Kermit; and Colonel Rondon travel to South America on a quest to course the River of Doubt. While in Brazil, Theodore is also tasked with a?zoogeographic reconnaissance" of the local wilderness for the archives of the Natural History Museum of New York. In addition to the perils of the incredibly difficult and dangerous terrain, the river was nicknamed?The River of Death" as a testament to its ferocious rapids. Covering a previously undocumented area of South Americ.
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