The River of Doubt is an uncharted tributary of the Amazon, dark and treacherous, lined with native Indians lurking just out of sight and piranhas below its inky depths. After his defeat in the 1912 election, Theodore Roosevelt sets his sight on its shores. Part grueling physical challenge, part science expedition, Roosevelt's hike into the Amazon faced incredible hardship and ultimately changed the map of the Western hemisphere forever.
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