The Shadow of Kilimanjaro: On Foot Across East Africa

“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 ...