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 37
10 Jomo Kenyatta ' s Facing Mt . Kenya , written in the 1930 ' s , is essential to an
understanding of the conflicts that were to give rise to the Mau - Mau Rebellion ,
1952 - 1956 ; though never a terrorist himself , Kenyatta spent seven years in a ...
10 Jomo Kenyatta ' s Facing Mt . Kenya , written in the 1930 ' s , is essential to an
understanding of the conflicts that were to give rise to the Mau - Mau Rebellion ,
1952 - 1956 ; though never a terrorist himself , Kenyatta spent seven years in a ...
Page 51
In Nairobi one heard of bands of hunters that were said to derive from the Old
People , includ - ing one group “ somewhere ” in the hills east of Mt . Kenya that
were described as a remnant of the Gumba , but those for whom good informa -
tion ...
In Nairobi one heard of bands of hunters that were said to derive from the Old
People , includ - ing one group “ somewhere ” in the hills east of Mt . Kenya that
were described as a remnant of the Gumba , but those for whom good informa -
tion ...
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Eyasi , Lake , 175 Eyasi Man , 215 Gumba , 35 , 37 , 50 , 51 , 87 , 214 , 234
Guinea - fowl , helmeted , 90 Gura Falls , 37 Facing Mt . Kenya ( Kenyatta ) , 37
Fever trees , 154 Fig trees , 109 , 112 , 121 Finch , plague , see Quelea Finch -
Hatton ...
Eyasi , Lake , 175 Eyasi Man , 215 Gumba , 35 , 37 , 50 , 51 , 87 , 214 , 234
Guinea - fowl , helmeted , 90 Gura Falls , 37 Facing Mt . Kenya ( Kenyatta ) , 37
Fever trees , 154 Fig trees , 109 , 112 , 121 Finch , plague , see Quelea Finch -
Hatton ...
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