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 200
... magadi or soda lakes in the pit of the Rift Valley . Lake Magadi itself is a blinding white , a snowfield in the des- ert , but close at hand , under the stacks and litter of the soda factory , the white is somber , crusted and ...
... magadi or soda lakes in the pit of the Rift Valley . Lake Magadi itself is a blinding white , a snowfield in the des- ert , but close at hand , under the stacks and litter of the soda factory , the white is somber , crusted and ...
Page 205
... Magadi and leave word of my straits and whereabouts . But as it happened , Iain and Oria were never to appear : they had sent word to Nairobi that has not reached me to this day . Next morning I rigged a whole series of rope slings ...
... Magadi and leave word of my straits and whereabouts . But as it happened , Iain and Oria were never to appear : they had sent word to Nairobi that has not reached me to this day . Next morning I rigged a whole series of rope slings ...
Page 245
... Magadi , Kenya , 200 , 202 , 205 Magadi , Lake , 200 Magic , 121-122 Magosi , Uganda , 219 Maikona ( oasis ) , 58 Maji - Maji Rebellion ( 1905-1907 ) , 148 Malakal , Sudan , 25 Malindi , 176 Mangara , 28 Mangati , 113 , 216-217 , 218 ...
... Magadi , Kenya , 200 , 202 , 205 Magadi , Lake , 200 Magic , 121-122 Magosi , Uganda , 219 Maikona ( oasis ) , 58 Maji - Maji Rebellion ( 1905-1907 ) , 148 Malakal , Sudan , 25 Malindi , 176 Mangara , 28 Mangati , 113 , 216-217 , 218 ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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