This volume makes available for the first time in English the narrative reconstruction by the noted Tanzanian author and poet Mathias E. Mnyampala of the history and customs of his people. The work is translated, introduced, and edited by Professor Gregory Maddox of Texas Southern University. Professor Maddox earned his doctorate from Northwestern University. He has published several works on environmental change in central Tanzania and on the Gogo people and has taught at the University of Dar es Salaam.