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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... dogs ( perhaps Sir Samuel had stern British dogs in mind ) due less to this abom- inable nudity than to what Sir Samuel perceived as an unconscionable absence of rules and regu- lations in their society or for that matter of any society ...
... dogs ( perhaps Sir Samuel had stern British dogs in mind ) due less to this abom- inable nudity than to what Sir Samuel perceived as an unconscionable absence of rules and regu- lations in their society or for that matter of any society ...
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... dogs were gorged and failed to cooperate . While the lead dog snapped vainly at the flying heels , the rest loitered and gamboled , picking up another calf that one of them ran over in the grass . The Land Rover , dodging humps and bur ...
... dogs were gorged and failed to cooperate . While the lead dog snapped vainly at the flying heels , the rest loitered and gamboled , picking up another calf that one of them ran over in the grass . The Land Rover , dodging humps and bur ...
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... dog or hyena , or even rush it swiftly as the lion does , man would have used such lion tactics as driving , ambush , and encirclement , and come upwind to the quarry , as lions have never learned to do . And as with the carnivores , a ...
... dog or hyena , or even rush it swiftly as the lion does , man would have used such lion tactics as driving , ambush , and encirclement , and come upwind to the quarry , as lions have never learned to do . And as with the carnivores , a ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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