In this book, recounting Levison Wood's walk the length of the Nile, he will uncover the history of the Nile. He will also come face to face with the great story of a modern Africa emerging out of the past. The challenges of the terrain, the climate, the animals, the people and his own psychological resolution are immense. The dangers are very real, but so is the motivation for this ex-army officer. No one has ever made this journey on foot. If he can overcome the mental and physical challenges, he will be walking into history.