Theodore Roosevelt and the river of Doubt summary

On October 10, 1889 Theodore Roosevelt became a father to Kermit Roosevelt. Many years later Kermit moved away to Brazil. About a year later, after losing to regain his presidency, he took a trip to South America. He didn’t just go there to see Kermit, but because he was embarrassed from losing the presidency to a democrat, Woodrow Wilson. On December 1913, he began a journey with his son and other men to explore and unknown land. Theodore and his men joined forces with Brazil’s most famous explorer Candido Rondon. The expedition was supposed to be very luxurious but it turned out very dangerous. All of the men were exposed to disease, hunger, Indian attacks, and murderer within each other. During the dangerous adventure Kermit and Theodore ended up contacting Malaria. Theodore was nearly killed but the men were able to navigate their way out. Theodore never really recovered from his illness. After their expedition they renamed the River of doubt the Rio Roosevelt. Kermit, Theodore’s son, married Bella Wyatt Willard after his Amazon trip with his father. Kermit eventually committed suicide after fighting a lifetime battle with alcoholism and depression, leaving behind his wife and four children.