The Shadow of Kilimanjaro

Ridgeway, Rick

ISBN 10: 0805053905 / ISBN 13: 9780805053906

Published by Holt Paperbacks, 1999

About this Item

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Seller Inventory # DBV.0805053905.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Shadow of Kilimanjaro
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805053905
• ISBN 13: 9780805053906
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

“Rick Ridgeway is a graceful and engaging companion, and East Africa teems with danger, challenge, and excitement.”
―Bill Bryson, The New York Times Book Review

In one of the most acclaimed travel and adventure books of the past year, Rick Ridgeway chronicles his trek from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean, through Kenya's famed Tsavo Park. His tale is, according to The Boston Globe, "a gripping account of how it feels to be charged by an incensed elephant and kept awake at night by the roaring of stalking lions." But it is more than an adventure story. The Los Angeles Times noted that "the pace of walking gives Ridgeway time to contemplate his great theme and the great men and women who have struggled with the conundrum of whether man can live at peace with the beasts." Ridgeway examines the effects of colonial expansion on the indigenous people, the landscape, and the animals, and contemplates the future for all of them.

About the Author

Rick Ridgeway, from Ventura, California, is one of the world's foremost mountain climbers and an accomplished documentary filmmaker and writer. His articles have appeared in Outside, National Geographic, Traveler, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine. He is the author of three books, including Seven Summits, with Dick Bass.