This post has been sitting in my drafts folder for a while, waiting for its moment. I've been reading Tony Horwitz's A Voyage Long and Strange, about the early settlement of North America. He got the idea for the book during a visit to Plymouth Rock. Horwitz realized that while he knew plenty … [Read more...]
Book Review: The River of Doubt
February 4, 2010 by
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey is one of the best books I've read this year. In 1913 former US president Theodore Roosevelt,54, accepted a speaking engagement in South America. While there he planned to visit with his son Kermit and travel throughout the continent. Known … [Read more...]
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