Through The Brazilian Wilderness An Epic Adventure Of The Roosevelt Rondon Scientific Expedition

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547813255

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Through the Brazilian Wilderness - An Epic Adventure of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

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

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9788026878315

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Through the Brazilian Wilderness - An Epic Adventure of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

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

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 145057548X

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Through the Brazilian Wilderness Or My Voyage Along the River of Doubt by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

"Through the Brazilian Wilderness or My Voyage Along the River of Doubt" is Theodore Roosevelt's narrative of his expedition into the Brazilian jungle in 1913. Teddy Roosevelt was a man's man. A New York kid whose taste for adventure was sparked in his boyhood by a dead seal for sale on a Broadway sidewalk. Harvard student, soldier, Rough Rider, youngest President ever and one who survived the assassin's bullet, maverick politician, Nobel Prize winner, hunter and conservationist, and finally the man who, at 55 years old, explored an unknown region of the Amazon river basin. Imagine one of today's former-Presidents undertaking a similar adventure. For six weeks, in 1914, Roosevelt and his party paddled and carried their canoes down a previously unexplored 950-mile river now called the Rio Roosevelt. Men died, boats were lost, food became scarce, dangerous animals and natives were about, fever borne by insects sickened many in the party (and led to Roosevelt's own death five years later). This is the stuff of "Through the Brazilian Wilderness or My Voyage Along the River of Doubt." Theodore Roosevelt was truly a unique, gifted and accomplished person. If he had followed the interests of his youth, he would have grown up to be a naturalist rather than President of the United States. As a boy he had a vast collection of frogs, squirrels, snakes, birds, insects that he called the Roosevelt Museum of Natural History. Science's loss was politics gain. However, T.R. never lost his interest in nature. Following his presidency, he set out on an expedition to explore and map unknown regions of Paraguay and Brazil on the 950-mile "River of Doubt," a previously unexplored tributary of the Amazon River.

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781776533336

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Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

Theodore Roosevelt's epic hunting adventures and journeys of exploration throughout North America are the stuff of legend, but what some readers may not know is that Roosevelt's insatiable love of adventure also took him to other parts of the world. This thoroughly entertaining account of Roosevelt's travels in Brazil is infused with the author's bold personality.

Author : James Cook,Georg Forster,James King
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1607 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547731382

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The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World (Vol. 1-7) by James Cook,Georg Forster,James King Pdf

"Having received my commission, which was dated the S5th of May, I768, I went on board on the 7th, hoisted the pennant, and took charge of the sliip, which then lay in the basin in Deptford Yard." - this is the beginning of the journal in which the legendary captain and discoverer of Australia and New Zealand described his adventures. The book contains the descriptions of the three voyages of Captain Cook, which resulted in the complete round-the-world expedition. Captain and his team were the first Europeans to meet the indigenous people of Australia and Oceania. Captain Cook took a great interest in the locals' style of life and customs. Thus, the book doesn't just present an account of one of the most daring sea expeditions in history but also impressions of the pioneering encounter of seamen with the people of unknown races.

Author : Richard Francis Burton
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1785 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547000457

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The Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah by Richard Francis Burton Pdf

"I have entitled this account of my summer's tour through Al-Hijaz, a Personal Narrative, and I have laboured to make its nature correspond with its name, simply because "it is the personal that interests mankind." Many may not follow my example."_x000D_ Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccahis the first detailed and informative account of hajj pilgrimage from the eyes of a western explorer and ethnographer. Spread over 3 volumes it is a well-documented journey to Mecca in disguise and provides a thorough insight into the lives and customs of the Arab world. _x000D_ CONTENTS_x000D_ Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah (In 3 Vols.)_x000D_ Biography and Further Readings:_x000D_ Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright_x000D_ Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life (Vol.1&2)_x000D_ Arabian Society in the Middle Ages_x000D_ Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia

Author : Henry Schoolcraft
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1388 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547721291

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A Life on the American Frontiers: Collected Works of Henry Schoolcraft by Henry Schoolcraft Pdf

This carefully created collection presents works of Henry Schoolcraft. This book has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Memoirs & Explorations: Narrative of an Expedition Through the Upper Mississippi to Itasca Lake Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas Ethnographical & Historical Works: The American Indians The Myth of Hiawatha and Other Oral Legends The Indian Fairytale Book Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793 – 1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832 expedition to the source of the Mississippi River. He is also noted for his major six-volume study of Native Americans published in the 1850s.

Author : Roald Amundsen
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547754947

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The South Pole by Roald Amundsen Pdf

The South Pole is a book by Roald Amundsen and it represents an interesting first-hand account of the Norwegian expedition's successful attempt to reach the South Pole in 1911. Amundsen spends a great deal of time talking about logistics and placing of depots in preparation for his polar attempt all the way from the preparation leading up to the initial sea voyage, the voyage itself and then the establishing of a camp at the Antarctic. Although they were lucky with the weather, and Amundsen attributed the success of the expedition to "good luck", it is obvious that the Norwegian expedition was well prepared and ready for the troubles ahead; the equipment, the sledges with well-trained dogs, the supply depots with seal meat at regular intervals along the route, the sunglasses to avoid snow blindness; it was all thought of in advance.

Author : Stephen Leacock,Edward Everett Hale,Julius E. Olson,Thomas A. Janvier,Frederick A. Ober,Charles W. Colby,Elizabeth Hodges
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547750963

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The Great Explorers of North America: Complete Biographies, Historical Documents, Journals & Letters by Stephen Leacock,Edward Everett Hale,Julius E. Olson,Thomas A. Janvier,Frederick A. Ober,Charles W. Colby,Elizabeth Hodges Pdf

European colonization of America occurred as a result of the bravery and discoveries of great navigators, visionaries and adventurers. This carefully edited collection presents the lives of the most influential explorers of North America: Eric the Red, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Jacques Cartier, Henry Hudson and Samuel de Champlain. Sale with these remarkable seamen through the vivid biographies and writings of their contemporaries. Table of Contents: Eric the Red and the Northmen: The Saga of Eric the Red The Vinland History of the Flat Island Book From Adam of Bremen's DescriptioInsularumAquilonis From the Icelandic Annals Papal Letters Concerning the Bishopric of Gardar in Greenland During the Fifteenth Century Christopher Columbus The life of John Cabot Original Narratives of the Voyages of John Cabot Letter of Lorenzo Pasqualigo to His Brothers Alvise and Francesco, Merchants in Venice Despatch to Ferdinand and Isabella From Pedro De Ayala Junior Ambassador at the Court of England, July 25, 1498 Amerigo Vespucci Vasco Núñez de Balboa Jacques Cartier Henry Hudson Samuel de Champlain

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Brazil
ISBN : HARVARD:32044072261464

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A Hunter Naturalist in the Brazilian Wilderness (sixth Article) by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

Author : Noah Brooks
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547401599

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First Across the Continent by Noah Brooks Pdf

First Across the Continent is the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition written by Noah Brooks. This was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States. It began near St. Louis, made its way westward, and passed through the Continental Divide of the Americas to reach the Pacific coast. The Corps of Discovery was a selected group of US Army volunteers under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend Second Lieutenant William Clark.

Author : Ernest Henry Shackleton
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547401636

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South! by Ernest Henry Shackleton Pdf

"South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917" is the first hand account of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition written by the Expedition leader Ernest Shackleton. Also known as the Endurance Expedition, this is considered the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. The expedition failed to accomplish this objective, but became recognized instead as an epic feat of endurance.

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1505208874

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Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

"[...]there are wide differences. In the jararaca an extraordinary quantity of yellow venom is spurted from the long poison-fangs. This poison is secreted in large glands which, among vipers, give the head its peculiar ace-of-spades shape. The rattlesnake yields a much smaller quantity of white venom, but, quantity for quantity, this white venom is more deadly. It is the great quantity of venom injected by the long fangs of the jararaca, the bushmaster, and their fellows that renders their bite so generally fatal. Moreover, even between these two allied genera of pit-vipers, the differences in the action of the poison are sufficiently marked to be easily recognizable, and to render the most effective anti-venomous serum for each slightly[...]".

Author : Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173023487690

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Lectures Delivered by Colonel Candido Mariano Da Silva Rondon, Chief of the Commission by Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon Pdf

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher : LeBooks Editora
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9788583863977

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Roosevelt: Na Selva Brasileira by Theodore Roosevelt Pdf

O que acontece quando se unem dois grandes homens públicos, figuras históricas dos Estados Unidos e do Brasil, para realizar uma ousada e perigosa aventura: uma expedição pela selva amazônica por regiões nunca antes percorridas pelo homem? Essa é história da E xpedição Roosevelt-Rondon, realizada entre 1913-1914. Rondon havia descoberto o rio da dúvida numa expedição anterior e juntamente com Roosevelt liderou uma nova empreitada para explorar o longo curso do "Rio da Dúvida", renomeado mais tarde Rio Roosevelt. Ao retornar, fraco e doente, mas vivo, Theodore Roosevelt escreveu o livro " Through the Brazilian Wilderness" relatando todos os detalhes da perigosa aventura na selva amazõnica. Na Selva Brasileira é uma aventura épica, narrada por um de seus protagonistas. Uma leitura emocionante do começo ao fim.