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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... east of the old Ikoma fort , built by the Germans in 1905 as a defense ... Africa , building all day and coming to a boil in late af- ternoon . But the ... East Africa is a natural ecological unit that shelters all its game animals all ...
... east of the old Ikoma fort , built by the Germans in 1905 as a defense ... Africa , building all day and coming to a boil in late af- ternoon . But the ... East Africa is a natural ecological unit that shelters all its game animals all ...
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... East Africa , vol . 1 , Oxford , 1963 , p . 417 . 10. Jomo Kenyatta , Facing Mt. Kenya , London , 1938 . 11. Peter Beard , The End of the Game , Viking , 1965 . 12. Placide Tempels in Basil Davidson , The African Past , Grosset & Dunlap ...
... East Africa , vol . 1 , Oxford , 1963 , p . 417 . 10. Jomo Kenyatta , Facing Mt. Kenya , London , 1938 . 11. Peter Beard , The End of the Game , Viking , 1965 . 12. Placide Tempels in Basil Davidson , The African Past , Grosset & Dunlap ...
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... Africa , University of Indiana Press , 1963 . 5. Karl Peters , quoted in Fosbrooke , op . cit . 6. G. W. B. Huntingford , " The Peopling of East Af- rica by Its Modern Inhabitants , " from History of East Africa by R. Oliver and G ...
... Africa , University of Indiana Press , 1963 . 5. Karl Peters , quoted in Fosbrooke , op . cit . 6. G. W. B. Huntingford , " The Peopling of East Af- rica by Its Modern Inhabitants , " from History of East Africa by R. Oliver and G ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
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