Through the Brazilian Wilderness - An Epic Adventure of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition

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 MissionUp the ParaguayA Jaguar-hunt on the TaquaryThe Headwaters of the ParaguayUp the River of TapirsThrough the Highland Wilderness of Western BrazilWith a Mule Train Across Nhambiquara LandThe River of DoubtDown an Unknown River Into the Equatorial ForestTo the Amazon and Home; Zoological and Geographical Results of the ExpeditionThe Work of the Field Zoologist and Field Geographer in South AmericaThe Outfit for Travelling in the South American WildernessLetter of May 1 to General Lauro Muller