At once an incredible adventure narrative and a
penetrating biographical portrait, The River of
Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's
harrowing exploration of one of the most
dangerous rivers on earth.
The River of Doubt-it is a black, uncharted tributary
of the Amazon that snakes through one of the
most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians
armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its
shadows； piranhas glide through its waters；
boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling
cauldron.
After his humiliating election defeat in 1912,
Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing
physical challenge he could find, the first descent
of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the
Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil's
most famous explorer, C？ndido Mariano da Silva
Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great
that many at the time refused to believe it. In the
process, he changed the map of the western
hemisphere forever.
Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an
unbelievable series of hardships, losing their
canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater
rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack,
disease, drowning, and a murder within their own
ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was
brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt
brings alive these extraordinary events in a
powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens
to feature one of the most famous Americans who
ever lived.
From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest
to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt's life,
here is Candice Millard's dazzling debut.
相关单词：narrative
narrative解释：n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的
narrative例句：
He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
相关单词：penetrating
penetrating解释：adj.（声音）响亮的，尖锐的adj.（气味）刺激的adj.（思想）敏锐的，有洞察力的
penetrating例句：
He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。
相关单词：tributary
tributary解释：n.支流；纳贡国；adj.附庸的；辅助的；支流的
tributary例句：
There was a tributary road near the end of the village.村的尽头有条岔道。
As the largest tributary of Jinsha river,Yalong river is abundant in hydropower resources.雅砻江是金沙江的最大支流，水力资源十分丰富。
相关单词：treacherous
treacherous解释：adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的
treacherous例句：
The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。
相关单词：glide
glide解释：n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝
glide例句：
We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。
相关单词：roiling
roiling解释：v.搅混（液体）( roil的现在分词 )；使烦恼；使不安；使生气
roiling例句：
Now, all that could be seen was the roiling, lead--coloured sea, with its thunderously heaving waves. 狂风挟着暴雨如同弥漫大雾，排挞呼号，在海上恣意奔驶。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
Rather, it is a roiling, seething cauldron of evanescent particles. 相反，它是一个不断翻滚、剧烈沸腾的大锅，内有逐渐消失的粒子。 来自互联网
相关单词：feat
feat解释：n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的
feat例句：
Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。
相关单词：accomplished
accomplished解释：adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的
accomplished例句：
Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
相关单词：brink
brink解释：n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
brink例句：
The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
相关单词：thriller
thriller解释：n.惊险片，恐怖片
thriller例句：
He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。
相关单词：debut
debut解释：n.首次演出，初次露面
debut例句：
That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
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