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Book Title: River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.1in
Author: Candice Millard
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Natural History, Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, South America / Brazil, Presidents & Heads of State, History, Expeditions & Discoveries, Latin America / South America
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Travel, Science, History
Item Weight: 11.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
