Through the Brazilian Wilderness

This eBook edition of "Through the Brazilian Wilderness" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.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