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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... desert . The cold of the desert night , toward four , was the cold of the dark universe descended . Dawn came at last , and an hour later , a faint warmth ; nourished by dusty dates and cold sardines , we dug the truck out of the desert ...
... desert . The cold of the desert night , toward four , was the cold of the dark universe descended . Dawn came at last , and an hour later , a faint warmth ; nourished by dusty dates and cold sardines , we dug the truck out of the desert ...
Page 56
... desert , and a group of peaks has a shark - fin appearance , as if swept back by ancient winds off the High Semien , in Ethiopia . This is called the Kaisut Desert , but in June , just after the rains , the black outcroppings of lava ...
... desert , and a group of peaks has a shark - fin appearance , as if swept back by ancient winds off the High Semien , in Ethiopia . This is called the Kaisut Desert , but in June , just after the rains , the black outcroppings of lava ...
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... desert . Maikona lies at the south end of a black lava field that stretches north a hundred miles into Ethiopia ; the lava ends in an abrupt wall where the wave of stone , thirty feet high , came to a stop . The lava flow forms the ...
... desert . Maikona lies at the south end of a black lava field that stretches north a hundred miles into Ethiopia ; the lava ends in an abrupt wall where the wave of stone , thirty feet high , came to a stop . The lava flow forms the ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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