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
... highlands , who speak in a strange archaic tongue , may actually derive from Proto - Hamite hunters rather than from the Neolithic herdsmen and tillers who came after . In any case , hunter- gatherers have wandered this region since man ...
... highlands , who speak in a strange archaic tongue , may actually derive from Proto - Hamite hunters rather than from the Neolithic herdsmen and tillers who came after . In any case , hunter- gatherers have wandered this region since man ...
Page 174
... highlands , and the lava plains of what is now Maasai Land . The cones extend east and west from Kilimanjaro to the Crater Highlands , and from Shombole , just north of the Kenya border , south to Mt. Hanang . The last active volcano in ...
... highlands , and the lava plains of what is now Maasai Land . The cones extend east and west from Kilimanjaro to the Crater Highlands , and from Shombole , just north of the Kenya border , south to Mt. Hanang . The last active volcano in ...
Page 212
... 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 silent ...
... 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 silent ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
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