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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... ESCARPMENT Narok Uaso DOROBO ASONIO GOL MTS , + Lemuta Hill SALEI PLAIN Nyiro River NGURUMAN ESCARPMENT Naivasha Lake Naivasha Limuru Susua NGONG HILLS Olorgesaille Lake Magadi Magadi Lake + Shombole Natron E + Gela Olduval Gorge Ol ...
... ESCARPMENT Narok Uaso DOROBO ASONIO GOL MTS , + Lemuta Hill SALEI PLAIN Nyiro River NGURUMAN ESCARPMENT Naivasha Lake Naivasha Limuru Susua NGONG HILLS Olorgesaille Lake Magadi Magadi Lake + Shombole Natron E + Gela Olduval Gorge Ol ...
Page 119
... escarpment slopes on this west side of Lake Natron , and all overlook Ol Doinyo Lengai , which like the Maasai they consider to be the Mountain of God . It was Ngai who gave the digging stick to the Sonjo and Kikuyu , to whom the Sonjo ...
... escarpment slopes on this west side of Lake Natron , and all overlook Ol Doinyo Lengai , which like the Maasai they consider to be the Mountain of God . It was Ngai who gave the digging stick to the Sonjo and Kikuyu , to whom the Sonjo ...
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Peter Matthiessen. the escarpment , and no doubt caused a click of cups by banking in a violent arc over the void and ... escarpment , at the level of the falls ; just below , the river levels off , flowing gradually toward Lake Manyara ...
Peter Matthiessen. the escarpment , and no doubt caused a click of cups by banking in a violent arc over the void and ... escarpment , at the level of the falls ; just below , the river levels off , flowing gradually toward Lake Manyara ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
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