Theodore Roosevelt and the River of Doubt Summary

Roosevelt, his son, and 55 other men set out on a journey to explore and map Brazil’s River of Doubt in December 1913. He suffered from malaria as well as depression and despair. Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president of America. A little less than a year after his failed attempt to regain presidency he set sail to South America. After he failed at his attempted to regain presidency he vowed never to run again. Roosevelt was invited to speak in South America. He battled against losses and depression by finding dangerous challenges for himself, he showed his strength in this way as well. Roosevelt carried a lethal dose of morphine with him. He was humiliated after not winning the election when he re-ran, due to hatred and being ridiculed he had to get away so he that is why he decided to go on his journey.