river of doubt

i just finished The River Of Doubt by candice millard. I really enjoyed this book. It started off kind of boring, but it really picked up once the men got on the river. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in adventures. This was one of the most exciting books that I have read. You never knew what was going to happen on the next page. I would start reading at night and tell myself to only read one chapter, but almost every time i reached the first chapter I couldn't stop reading more. Thhe men who went on the journey had no idea how dangerous it would soon become. When they set off they were completly unprepared for the journey they would be attempting. Several men lost their lives and many more could have. Every man was in danger every step he took. The farther they went the more they realized how dangerous their journey was. i am very glad that i read this book because my father and I do a lot of canoeing ourselves and I found this story extemely exciting. i have always been interested in Theodore Roosevelt and wanted to learn more about him. this story really revealed his inner personality because it showed what he was like under the toughest circumstances. At one point he had an infection in his leg, and he told his son that if he was slowing them down then they should just kill him. this just shows that he is an extremely strong, brave man.