Abstract
THE author, a doctor in Zurich, visited East Africa in 1928–29 and ascended Kilima Njaro, the highest of African mountains. His book contains a short, interesting account of the country and its people, and conveys a pleasing impression of the author's ecstatic enjoyment of the beauties and wonders seen during his tour. He combines his own observations with information from general literature, in the list of which British authorities occupy a fair share. Special features are dealt with in a series of useful appendices, including those on the flora, topography, and geological history of Kilima Njaro. The author's main interest was in the flora and forest trees and the contribution of the vegetation to the scenery of the district.
Der Kilimandjaro: sein Land und seine Menschen.
Von Dr. Walter Geilinger. Pp. 182 + 95 Tafeln. (Bern und Berlin: Hans Huber, 1931.) 15 francs; 12 gold marks.
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Geography and Travel. Nature 128, 956 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128956a0
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