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 147
The thickened bush gave seed pods , and as they move continually in off coarse
smells , the gun grew heavy , the step search of the varied browse that they
require , the slowed . A humid pall had crossed the sun , and seeds are borne ...
The thickened bush gave seed pods , and as they move continually in off coarse
smells , the gun grew heavy , the step search of the varied browse that they
require , the slowed . A humid pall had crossed the sun , and seeds are borne ...
Page 228
Peter is brooding , but I am still excited by the hunt , and glad to be free of the
dense bush , and so I celebrate this moment of my life , the sparkle of gold mica
on my brown feet , a pair of pied kingfishers that racket from dead limb to limb ,
the ...
Peter is brooding , but I am still excited by the hunt , and glad to be free of the
dense bush , and so I celebrate this moment of my life , the sparkle of gold mica
on my brown feet , a pair of pied kingfishers that racket from dead limb to limb ,
the ...
Page 229
Things like this ” — and he flicks his ruined flesh , con - temptuous , lip curling
around a villainous old mouthful of snag teeth — " you don ' t find in the bush . ” In
proof of his corruption by the world , Mutu begs cynically for two shillingi — the ...
Things like this ” — and he flicks his ruined flesh , con - temptuous , lip curling
around a villainous old mouthful of snag teeth — " you don ' t find in the bush . ” In
proof of his corruption by the world , Mutu begs cynically for two shillingi — the ...
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