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 109
... dark liq- uid eye and shifting its pretty feet on the cool bark . Now it had calmed , and gave its quiet call . Bushes at the kopje base began to twitch where mousebirds and bee - eaters stilled by the hush were going on about their ...
... dark liq- uid eye and shifting its pretty feet on the cool bark . Now it had calmed , and gave its quiet call . Bushes at the kopje base began to twitch where mousebirds and bee - eaters stilled by the hush were going on about their ...
Page 194
... dark Rift to the west , and at the northern end , in Kenya , Shombole and the Nguruman Escarpment in an horizon of half - mountain and half - cloud , and over all the Mountain of God , presiding . It is nearly sunset , and Lengai still ...
... dark Rift to the west , and at the northern end , in Kenya , Shombole and the Nguruman Escarpment in an horizon of half - mountain and half - cloud , and over all the Mountain of God , presiding . It is nearly sunset , and Lengai still ...
Page 217
... dark , while to roosts in the fat figs by the river came companies of storks and vultures , sa- cred ibis , a solitary pelican , sailing onto the high branches with thick wing thumps , hollow bill clack , and guttural weird protest . At ...
... dark , while to roosts in the fat figs by the river came companies of storks and vultures , sa- cred ibis , a solitary pelican , sailing onto the high branches with thick wing thumps , hollow bill clack , and guttural weird protest . At ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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