Through the Brazilian Wilderness - An Epic Adventure of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition Organization and Members of the Expedition, Cooperation With the Brazilian Government, Travel to Paraguay, Adventures in Brazilian Forests, Plants and Anima

by Roosevelt, Theodore

• ISBN13: 9788027334537
• ISBN10: 8027334535
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-10-16
• Publisher: Madison & Adams Press

Summary

This book is an account of a zoo-geographic reconnaissance through the Brazilian hinterland. In 1914 Theodore Roosevelt with his son, Kermit and Colonel Rondon traveled to South America on a quest to course the River of Doubt. In the body of this book Roosevelt describes how the scope of the expedition was enlarged, and how it was given a geographic as well as a zoological character. The Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition had experienced great adventures and dangers during its quest including men loss, attacks of cannibalistic tribes and flesh-eating bacteria. Discover the incredible adventures of the ex-president and his crew in one of the most exciting and unexplored parts of the Earth! Contents: • Start of the Mission • Up the Paraguay • A Jaguar-hunt on the Taquary • The Headwaters of the Paraguay • Up the River of Tapirs • Through the Highland Wilderness of Western Brazil • With a Mule Train Across Nhambiquara Land • The River of Doubt • Down an Unknown River Into the Equatorial Forest • To the Amazon and Home; Zoological and Geographical Results of the Expedition • The Work of the Field Zoologist and Field Geographer in South America • The Outfit for Travelling in the South American Wilderness • Letter of May 1 to General Lauro Muller