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 55
... acacia ” ( Acacia ssp . ) and " euphorbia " ( Euphorbia ssp . ) are used ordinarily in- we stop here and there to record them . From under a bush darts an elephant shrew ; it sits on a dry leaf , twitches , sniffs , and vanishes with a ...
... acacia ” ( Acacia ssp . ) and " euphorbia " ( Euphorbia ssp . ) are used ordinarily in- we stop here and there to record them . From under a bush darts an elephant shrew ; it sits on a dry leaf , twitches , sniffs , and vanishes with a ...
Page 142
... acacia wood to grassland , and damaged the stands of yellow- bark acacia or fever tree along the water courses . The range of the plains game has increased , but the much less numerous woodland species such as the roan antelope and ...
... acacia wood to grassland , and damaged the stands of yellow- bark acacia or fever tree along the water courses . The range of the plains game has increased , but the much less numerous woodland species such as the roan antelope and ...
Page 218
... acacia savanna where a slen- der - tailed mongoose , dark and lustrous , slips like a swift fish through the fading grass . At mid- morning the lower Udahaya is crossed , a slow stream dying in the plain . Slowly we wind toward the ...
... acacia savanna where a slen- der - tailed mongoose , dark and lustrous , slips like a swift fish through the fading grass . At mid- morning the lower Udahaya is crossed , a slow stream dying in the plain . Slowly we wind toward the ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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