The Tree where Man was BornIn this classic volume, Matthiessen exquisitely combines both nature and travel writing to bring East Africa to vivid life. He skillfully portrays the daily lives of herdsmen and hunter-gatherers; the drama of the predator kills; the hundreds of exotic animals; the breathtaking landscapes; and the area's turbulent natural, political, and social histories. |
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Page 87
... Crater Highlands , in the west by hills and a broken woodland that thickens as it nears the rain belt of Lake Victoria . Northward beyond Loliondo , in Maasai Land , it touches the Loita Hills and the plateaus of the Maasai Mara , in ...
... Crater Highlands , in the west by hills and a broken woodland that thickens as it nears the rain belt of Lake Victoria . Northward beyond Loliondo , in Maasai Land , it touches the Loita Hills and the plateaus of the Maasai Mara , in ...
Page 174
... crater's outer wall . Somewhere elephants were moving . It was near evening , and in every part the forest creaked ... highlands , and the lava plains of what is now Maasai Land . The cones extend east and west from Kilimanjaro to the Crater ...
... crater's outer wall . Somewhere elephants were moving . It was near evening , and in every part the forest creaked ... highlands , and the lava plains of what is now Maasai Land . The cones extend east and west from Kilimanjaro to the Crater ...
Page 212
... Crater Highlands , which lay hidden in its black tumulus of clouds . The light plane skirted Lake Manyara and the dusty flats of the witch - ridden Mbugwe , then crossed Mbulu Land , on the Kainam Plateau . Soon it passed over a great ...
... Crater Highlands , which lay hidden in its black tumulus of clouds . The light plane skirted Lake Manyara and the dusty flats of the witch - ridden Mbugwe , then crossed Mbulu Land , on the Kainam Plateau . Soon it passed over a great ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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