{"product_id":"roosevelts-beast-9781250053114","title":"Roosevelt's Beast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoosevelt's Beast is a reimagining of Teddy and Kermit Roosevelt's ill-fated 1914 Amazon expedition: a new novel from the acclaimed Louis Bayard \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1914. Brazil's \u003ci\u003eRio da Dúvida\u003c\/i\u003e, the River of Doubt. Plagued by hunger and suffering the lingering effects of malaria, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, his son Kermit, and the other members of the now-ravaged Roosevelt-Rondon scientific expedition are traveling deeper and deeper into the jungle. When Kermit and the Colonel are kidnapped by a mysterious Amazonian tribe, they soon discover the price of their freedom. They must find and kill a ravenous beast - a beast that has never been seen and that leaves no tracks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his characteristically rich storytelling and a touch of old-fashioned horror, the bestselling and critically acclaimed Louis Bayard turns the well-known story of the Roosevelt-Rondon expedition on its head and anatomizes the demons that can haunt us from birth to death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis Bayard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe School of Night\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Black Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Pale Blue Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Timothy\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. He has written for \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492392112402,"sku":"9781250053114","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2a166ab-141c-4175-b315-fab6094a0ae4.jpg?v=1730587654","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/roosevelts-beast-9781250053114","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}