River without a cause : an expedition through the past, present, and future of Theodore Roosevelt's river of doubt
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2024.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
ISBN
9781639365579, 1639365575
Physical Desc
272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Medford - Adult | 918.113 Moses | On Shelf |
Newton - New Books | 918.113 M85R 2024 | On Shelf |
Wellesley - New Books | NEW 918.113 Moses | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781639365579, 1639365575
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A riveting journey down Theodore Roosevelt's "river of doubt" with a diverse crew of adventurers, scientists, and Indigenous leaders who shine light on the past, present, and future of a natural wonder. Sam Moses took part in the adventure of a lifetime when he, along with seventeen men and two women, embarked on the Rio Roosevelt Expedition. They would follow the former president's wake down five-hundred miles of extreme whitewater into the dark heart of the Amazon. The party was guided by two chiefs from the Cinta Larga tribe--the same tribe that stalked Roosevelt's expedition in 1914--who, between rapids, tell the story of the tribe's own Trail of Tears. After the wildest whitewater is past, Moses travels with the chiefs to their village to witness the massive illegal mahogany logging from their forest, the Roosevelt Indigenous Territory. River Without a Cause puts us in the raft during those heart pounding rapid descents, as we experience the drama, dynamics and disputes between the Bull Moose and his co-leader, Brazil's most famous explorer, the rigid Colonel Candido Rondon. As the Amazon stands on the precipice of hope with the election of a new Brazilian president, and the planet teeters on the edge of apocalypse from climate change, River Without a Cause is a moving, galvanizing, and sometimes cautionary tale of adventure, exploration...and doubt"--Book jacket.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Amazon River Valley -- Description and travel.
Amazon River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Natural history -- Amazon River Valley.
Rain forest ecology -- Amazon River Region.
Rain forests -- Amazon River Valley.
Roosevelt River (Brazil) -- Description and travel.
Roosevelt River (Brazil) -- Discovery and exploration.
Roosevelt, Theodore, -- 1858-1919 -- Travel -- Brazil -- Roosevelt River.
Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition -- (1913-1914)
Travel writing.
Amazon River Valley -- Discovery and exploration.
Natural history -- Amazon River Valley.
Rain forest ecology -- Amazon River Region.
Rain forests -- Amazon River Valley.
Roosevelt River (Brazil) -- Description and travel.
Roosevelt River (Brazil) -- Discovery and exploration.
Roosevelt, Theodore, -- 1858-1919 -- Travel -- Brazil -- Roosevelt River.
Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition -- (1913-1914)
Travel writing.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moses, S. (2024). River without a cause: an expedition through the past, present, and future of Theodore Roosevelt's river of doubt (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moses, Sam, 1947-. 2024. River Without a Cause: An Expedition Through the Past, Present, and Future of Theodore Roosevelt's River of Doubt. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moses, Sam, 1947-. River Without a Cause: An Expedition Through the Past, Present, and Future of Theodore Roosevelt's River of Doubt Pegasus Books, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moses, Sam. River Without a Cause: An Expedition Through the Past, Present, and Future of Theodore Roosevelt's River of Doubt First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2024.
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