Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt had just lost his reelection campaign to Woodrow Wilson. People just started noticing soon after, that Theodore became very sick and depressed. He thought to himself that taking a trip to see his son Kermit in South America would be just what he needed, also that he would get to explore the River of Doubt. Soon a few days into the trip, Roosevelt, America’s youngest President had now come down with a fever of 105°F which he got while exploring the rain forest. His leg now red and swollen could barely sit up.

The co captain knew that they could not get through the fierce rapids in their canoes. So he advised everyone that they must go through the jungle everyone for themselves. They docked on a near bank and set up tents for the night. Kermit and the physician slept in the same tent as Teddy and always thought about the bad conditions. While they were in the jungle they faced many hardships such as Indian Attacks, Many diseases, hunters, and poor weather the whole time. Kermit Teddies son vouched that no matter what that he would bring him home dead or alive.

In May 19th, 1914 they returned back to where they started. Everyone gathered around them astonished that Roosevelt had lost 50 pounds and in the worse shape they ever seen him in. A couple years later Roosevelt wrote a book called river of doubt and it explained all the hardships and difficulties they faced on their journey. Roosevelt died January 6th, 1919. Having accomplished many different things in his life such as being America’s youngest president, exploring the River of Doubt, and writing and publishing many books. The River of Doubt was later name the River of Roosevelt.