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 118
... Lake Natron , stretching away to the Kenya border . Straight ahead , lost in the clouds , Ol Doinyo Lengai rose nearly ten thousand feet from the Rift Valley floor . The Salei Plain , which forms a broad step be- tween the Gols and the ...
... Lake Natron , stretching away to the Kenya border . Straight ahead , lost in the clouds , Ol Doinyo Lengai rose nearly ten thousand feet from the Rift Valley floor . The Salei Plain , which forms a broad step be- tween the Gols and the ...
Page 174
... Lake Natron . One travels there by way of Mto Wa Mbu ( Mos- quito River ) , a raffish settlement on the dusty road to Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro . From Mto Wa Mbu a dirt track turns off along that part of the Rift wall formed by the ...
... Lake Natron . One travels there by way of Mto Wa Mbu ( Mos- quito River ) , a raffish settlement on the dusty road to Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro . From Mto Wa Mbu a dirt track turns off along that part of the Rift wall formed by the ...
Page 208
... Lake Natron . I was careful to be quiet : the night has ears , as the Maasai say . From the Crater Highlands rose the Southern Cross ; the Pleiades , which the Maasai associate with rains , had waned in early June . July is the time of ...
... Lake Natron . I was careful to be quiet : the night has ears , as the Maasai say . From the Crater Highlands rose the Southern Cross ; the Pleiades , which the Maasai associate with rains , had waned in early June . July is the time of ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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