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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... comes again . He created the moon , And the moon is born , and dies , and comes again ; He created the stars , And the stars are born , and die , and come again ; He created man , And man is born , and dies , and does not come again ...
... comes again . He created the moon , And the moon is born , and dies , and comes again ; He created the stars , And the stars are born , and die , and come again ; He created man , And man is born , and dies , and does not come again ...
Page 225
... comes to perceive this man , turns to great beauty . Tea is served by sad - faced discreet Gimbe , who says , " Karibu chai , " welcome to tea , with the same sweet simplicity with which another Af- rican once said to me , " You are ...
... comes to perceive this man , turns to great beauty . Tea is served by sad - faced discreet Gimbe , who says , " Karibu chai , " welcome to tea , with the same sweet simplicity with which another Af- rican once said to me , " You are ...
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... comes an electric screeching that signals . the passage of swift petal - colored lovebirds . The Hadza hunch close ... come past the cave , first boys with bows , then younger children seeking berries- " Shai - yaamo ! " they call . And ...
... comes an electric screeching that signals . the passage of swift petal - colored lovebirds . The Hadza hunch close ... come past the cave , first boys with bows , then younger children seeking berries- " Shai - yaamo ! " they call . And ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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