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 37
... Four - fifths of this best land in Kenya was now the province of perhaps four thousand whites ; a million Kikuyu were to make do with the one - fifth set aside as the Kikuyu Reserves . The tribe's exposure to missions and clinics had ...
... Four - fifths of this best land in Kenya was now the province of perhaps four thousand whites ; a million Kikuyu were to make do with the one - fifth set aside as the Kikuyu Reserves . The tribe's exposure to missions and clinics had ...
Page 120
... four faces of bat - eared foxes , and from Naisera came a troop of mongoose , looping out in single file over the plain ; it was the time of the night hunters . Today we were beaten , but another day we would come back . At the evening ...
... four faces of bat - eared foxes , and from Naisera came a troop of mongoose , looping out in single file over the plain ; it was the time of the night hunters . Today we were beaten , but another day we would come back . At the evening ...
Page 142
... four hundred animals were pushed together in one phalanx ; a smaller group of one hundred and another of sixty were nearby . The four hundred moved in one slow - stepping swaying mass , with the largest cows along the outer ranks and ...
... four hundred animals were pushed together in one phalanx ; a smaller group of one hundred and another of sixty were nearby . The four hundred moved in one slow - stepping swaying mass , with the largest cows along the outer ranks and ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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