The Shadow of Kilimanjaro: On Foot Across East Africa
Author(s):
Ridgeway, Rick
Copyright: 1998, Holt, NY
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.ix, 288, map frontis, 32 bw photos, black/grey cloth
Condition: signed, dj w/ price sticker on back, unclipped, very fine, cloth very fine
In 1996, Ridgeway and four companions embarked on a five-hundred mile journey across East Africa from the summit of Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean. Unprotected among lions, elephants, rhinos and oryxes, he thoughtfully considers the effects of colonial expansion on Africa's indigenous peoples, its landscape, and its awe-inspiring animals - all the while contemplating with a conservationist's heart Africa's uncertain future.