Saturday, 3 October 2026

The untold story of Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon ordeal

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In 1913, after a crushing loss in the 1912 presidential election, 55-year-old former President Theodore Roosevelt embarked on what was supposed to be a leisurely speaking tour of South America. Instead, it transformed into one of the most agonizing explorations in modern history: the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition down Brazil's uncharted "River of Doubt". Here are 10 unbelievable facts about Roosevelt’s most dangerous adventure.
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