The Nile

About this book

The stunning photographs in this folio-sized book trace this majestic river through both geography and history. The Nile has been and remains today a source of life prosperity and civilization. For the ancient cultures that lived by its shores the Nile was a god that was worshipped. Stretching from the Ethiopian highlands to the Mediterranean Sea these photographs document the 4 200-mile journey the river travels from the powerful currents of the Great Lakes region to the serenity of the fertile Nile delta.