River of Doubt: Roosevelt’s Perilous Journey Through the Amazon

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🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Embark on an extraordinary journey with Theodore Roosevelt as he ventures into the uncharted depths of the Amazon after his 1912 election defeat. River of Doubt takes readers on a harrowing expedition where Roosevelt, alongside his son Kermit and Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon, confronts the untamed wilderness of the Amazon’s River of Doubt. Facing relentless rapids, starvation, disease, and even murder within the group, Roosevelt’s leadership and indomitable spirit are put to the ultimate test. This tale of survival and human endurance reveals the immense power of nature and the resilience of those who dare to explore the unknown. Follow their path of struggle, danger, and triumph, culminating in a legacy that would forever be etched in history. SEO Description: Explore Theodore Roosevelt’s daring expedition down the River of Doubt in the heart of the Amazon. Discover the dangers he and his team faced, from treacherous rapids to starvation, disease, and murder, in a journey that tested the limits of human endurance. Keywords: Theodore Roosevelt, River of Doubt, Amazon expedition, Cândido Rondon, Kermit Roosevelt, Amazon rainforest, survival, jungle, exploration, leadership, adventure, rapids, indigenous tribes, shaman, historical expedition, Roosevelt legacy, Amazon river, human resilience, survival story, political defeat. @TheodoreRooseveltLibrary @ExploreAmazonia @HistoryInFocus @AdventureWriters @WildEarthExpeditions @HistoricalJourney @SurvivalStories

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0:00.0	Hey Zero Block30 listeners, you can find us every Tuesday and Friday on Apple Podcast, Spotify and YouTube.
0:06.3	Pride members can also listen ad-free on Amazon Music.
0:11.1	Welcome back to another edition of Zero Blog 30 today after much ado. We've been talking about it for probably two months and we said they were going to do it in a month. We waited two months to give you plenty of time, absolutely no excuses.
0:23.7	Today we're gonna be talking about the book
0:26.1	A River of Doubt.
0:27.4	Connor's not here, which marks, I think,
0:29.4	five out of the last 10 episodes
0:31.3	that Connor hasn't been here.
0:32.8	I personally am thrilled that he's getting a paycheck still,
0:36.2	even though he's not part of the show whatsoever
0:38.5	for half the time.
0:40.3	Do we have the power to get him fired?
0:42.2	I'm going to, I think I would love that.
0:44.5	Like, oh look I have stuff to do with my full-time job. I'm going to Ireland. I don't want to read a book.
0:51.1	Do your fucking job, Connor.
0:52.8	That's right, he was in Ireland.
0:53.8	Yeah, he was in Ireland.
0:55.3	A lot to teach to talk to him.
0:56.2	He had a long-ass flight and could have knocked it out right there.
0:58.9	You've been on two less shows in the last two months than Connor.
1:02.2	Inexcusable. Inexcus Connor. Inexcusable.
1:03.0	Inexcusable.
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