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 213
... Isanzu seeped in from the south . From the south also came fierce Barabaig herdsmen , and all of these people compete with the Tindiga and wild animals for the limited water . At the same time , the government , embarrassed that a Stone ...
... Isanzu seeped in from the south . From the south also came fierce Barabaig herdsmen , and all of these people compete with the Tindiga and wild animals for the limited water . At the same time , the government , embarrassed that a Stone ...
Page 216
... Isanzu Land , where there are caves containing great log drums too enormous to be moved . According to the Isanzu , the drums had been built in an older time , by an older people ; one thinks of the oracle drums of the great Bantu ...
... Isanzu Land , where there are caves containing great log drums too enormous to be moved . According to the Isanzu , the drums had been built in an older time , by an older people ; one thinks of the oracle drums of the great Bantu ...
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... Isanzu fathers , but Giga , smaller and older , is pure Hadza , black , with heavy jaw and swollen cheekbones and flat nose in a head too big for a small thick body which will never attain five feet in height . Until recently Giga has ...
... Isanzu fathers , but Giga , smaller and older , is pure Hadza , black , with heavy jaw and swollen cheekbones and flat nose in a head too big for a small thick body which will never attain five feet in height . Until recently Giga has ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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