First published 2025
In 1929, Theodore Roosevelt's two eldest sons venture into the Himalayas with a team of scientists to prove that pandas exist. The expedition faces blizzards that leave them lost and disoriented. Robbers attack their camps. Illness spreads through the group. Food supplies run dangerously low. The thin mountain air kills experienced climbers. Each day tests the brothers and their crew beyond their limits. Previous expeditions had failed to find evidence of the mysterious bear that many considered mythical. The Roosevelt brothers must succeed where others could not. They push deeper into treacherous terrain, crossing unstable glaciers and navigating hostile territory. Their mission becomes a race against time and the elements. The fate of their discovery will determine how the Western world understands one of nature's most elusive creatures. This true story captures the Roosevelt family's legendary determination in the face of impossible odds.
Genres: nature, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: against-the-odds, race-against-time
Setting: Himalayas
Period: 1929
288 pages · Kindle Edition · Atria/One Signal Publishers