The river of doubt

i am currently reading the river of doubt by candice millard. this book is about theodore roosevelt's expedition to south america. while in south america he sails down a river that feeds in to the amazon river. i am looking forward to reading this book because all i have heard about it is good things and it is about stuff that i find very interesting. i think that i will find it very intriguing because i have always been very interested in the amazon and exploration. i have already began reading it and i have not really been able to get in to it because it is still talking about politics and boring stuff. i have a gut instinct that it will get better as i get farther along because it will start to get more exciting. i think that i am getting close to the exciting parts because roosevelt is about to depart with his companions. he is going to go with a man named Father Zahm and a man named anthony fiala. Father zahm was in charge of setting up the trip. such as the route they would be taking through south america. anthony fiala was supposed to be in charge of getting together the supplies. he had lead an expedition to the artic earlier in his career. it was a total disaster and his team was stranded in the artic for 2 years.