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Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Theodore Roosevelt
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:400 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Hunting or shooting animals and game |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781628738025
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Classifications | Dewey:799.0981 |
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Illustrations |
85 B&W photos, B&W illustrations
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Skyhorse Publishing
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Imprint |
Skyhorse Publishing
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Publication Date |
21 August 2014 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In 1914, with the well-wishes of the Brazilian government, Theodore Roosevelt, ex-president of the United States; his son, Kermit; and Colonel Rondon travel to South America on a quest to course the River of Doubt. While in Brazil, Theodore is also tasked with a "zoogeographic reconnaissance" of the local wilderness for the archives of the Natural History Museum of New York.
Author Biography
Theodore Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth president of the United States of America. One of America's most popular presidents, Roosevelt was an avid outdoorsman and historian, and a vivacious reader; he contributed hundreds of books to the literary world, writing of his adventures in Africa and South America. Roosevelt passed away in 1919 at the age of sixty.
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