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 57
... birds from the green clerestories . Lying back against one tree , staring up into another , I could watch the olive pigeon and the olive thrush share the black fruit for which neither bird is named ; to a forest stream nearby came the ...
... birds from the green clerestories . Lying back against one tree , staring up into another , I could watch the olive pigeon and the olive thrush share the black fruit for which neither bird is named ; to a forest stream nearby came the ...
Page 196
... birds were birds of high rock places - swifts , crag martins , the white Egyptian vulture - riding the drafts and currents . Then a lark came strangely near before bounding down across the deserts . On the wind this morning I had heard ...
... birds were birds of high rock places - swifts , crag martins , the white Egyptian vulture - riding the drafts and currents . Then a lark came strangely near before bounding down across the deserts . On the wind this morning I had heard ...
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... birds stalk by , and it was Lew who first instructed me in the esoterica of the cock ostrich , which is unique among birds in the possession of a penis . At this time of year , the cock ostrich flushes red and tumescent in the neck and ...
... birds stalk by , and it was Lew who first instructed me in the esoterica of the cock ostrich , which is unique among birds in the possession of a penis . At this time of year , the cock ostrich flushes red and tumescent in the neck and ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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