{"product_id":"river-without-a-cause-an-expedition-through-the-past-present-and-future-of-theodore-roosevelts-river-of-doubt-9781639365579","title":"River Without a Cause: An Expedition Through the Past, Present and Future of Theodore Roosevelt's River of Doubt","description":"\u003cb\u003eA riveting journey down Theodore Roosevelt's \"river of doubt\" with a diverse crew of adventurers, scientists, and Indigenous leaders who shine light on the past, present, and future of a natural wonder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam Moses took part in the adventure of a lifetime when he, along with seventeen men and two women, embarked on the Rio Roosevelt Expedition. They would follow the former president's wake down five-hundred miles of extreme whitewater into the dark heart of the Amazon. The party was guided by two chiefs from the Cinta Larga tribe--the same tribe that stalked Roosevelt's expedition in 1914--who, between rapids, tell the story of the tribe's own Trail of Tears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After the wildest whitewater is past, Moses travels with the chiefs to their village to witness the massive illegal mahogany logging from their forest, the Roosevelt Indigenous Territory. \u003ci\u003eRiver Without a Cause \u003c\/i\u003eputs us in the raft during those heart pounding rapid descents, as we experience the drama, dynamics and disputes between the Bull Moose and his co-leader, Brazil's most famous explorer, the rigid Colonel Candido Rondon. As the Amazon stands on the precipice of hope with the election of a new Brazilian president, \u003ci\u003eRiver Without a Cause \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving and galvanizing tale of adventure that is a fitting tribute to this world wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam Moses is the author of the acclaimed race-driving memoir, \u003ci\u003eFast Guys, Rich Guys and Idiots, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eAt All Costs: How a Crippled Ship and Two Merchant Mariners Turned the Tide of World War II, \u003c\/i\u003ea gripping account of a naval battle in the Straits of Gibraltar, and a heartfelt parenting memoir, \u003ci\u003e It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This.\u003c\/i\u003e A former senior writer for\u003ci\u003e Sports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, he began writing as a U.S. Navy Seaman on a cruiser engaged in shore bombardment of Vietnam, long letters home. He lives in an eco village on the Indonesian island of Lombok.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629896175890,"sku":"9781639365579","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65848375-a7a9-4652-9111-ac26f398e4c1.jpg?v=1732736447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/river-without-a-cause-an-expedition-through-the-past-present-and-future-of-theodore-roosevelts-river-of-doubt-9781639365579","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}