Theodore Roosevelt and the River of Doubt

In 1913 Theodore Roosevelt went on an expedition, after an embarassing elction loss, to explore the River of Doubt. The river is located in the Brazilian rain forest. On the trip, he brought with him his co-commander Candido Rondon, a Brazilian explorer and his son Kermit. Both Roosevelt and Kermit suffered from malaria. Roosevelt also suffered from an infection in his leg. On the trip they faced strong rapids, starvation, disease and attacks. In the end, they made it through the expedition and came out alive.