Kilimanjaro The Great White Mountain of Africa

A source of mystery from time immemorial ?to this day nobody knows the meaning of its name?Kilimanjaro is the subject of many fables and legends, and is home to the Chagga and Maasai people, two of Africa's most colorful and fascinating communities'the one an industrious agricultural Bantu group, the other a Nilotic tribe of fierce and noble warriors and pastoralists. Their engrossing history and the captivating beauty of Kilimanjaro and its natural history are portrayed here in all their glory through the magnificent color photography of David Pluth and Mohamed Amin, while Graham Mercer's compelling and often lyrical narrative delves into the many secrets of ?The Great White Mountain, ? a spectacle that has attracted and fascinated diverse peoples down through the ages.Pluth, David is the author of 'Kilimanjaro The Great White Mountain of Africa', published 2006 under ISBN 9781904722274 and ISBN 190472227X.