The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Junior US History
The purpose of this WebQuest is to introduce the students to a little known part of the life of one of America's greatest presidents. By following Teddy Roosevelt's journey into unexplored regions of the Amazon, students will study indigenous tribes, geographic features, and the diversity of life in and the ramifications of humans on the rain forest. This book by Candice Millard presents Roosevelt not as the embodiment of the unconquerable spirit of America we all know, but as a fragile man in one of his darkest hours of his life.