

Death on the River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Amazon Adventure
Author: Samantha Seiple
Narrator: David deVries
Unabridged: 3 hr 20 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 01/03/2017
Author: Samantha Seiple
Narrator: David deVries
Unabridged: 3 hr 20 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 01/03/2017
Digital audiobook read by David de Vries Subtitle: Theodore Roosevelt's Amazon Adventure This is a children’s middle-grade book detailing the expedition to chart a previously uncharted tributary of the Amazon. To say that this journey was treacherous is an understatement. Canoes broke up over waterfal......more
Richie’s Picks: DEATH ON THE RIVER OF DOUBT: THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S AMAZON ADVENTURE by Samantha Seiple, Scholastic Press, January 2017, 224p., ISBN: 978-0-545-70916-3 “As president, Roosevelt created five national parks (doubling the previously existing number); signed the landmark Antiquities Act and......more
A wonderful read and a great way to introduce people to Theodore Roosevelt and how awesome he is.......more
Although I already considered President Theodore Roosevelt one of those larger than life figures in history, I had never heard of this particular part of his life before reading this book. Honestly, I was riveted from start to finish as the man who loved an adventure accepted an invitation to help c......more
This is an adult non-fiction read, part of the Battle of the Books for Middle School. It is written by an author who lives in Asheville, NC. I enjoyed the facts and how treacherous this trip became (while not originally planned that way)! The people involved all really did put their lives on the lin......more