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 Anim
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
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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 Anim
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
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9788027334537 |
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Publisher: | e-artnow |
Publication date: | 10/16/2019 |
Pages: | 156 |
Sales rank: | 296,872 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |
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