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