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 56
The blossoms of the different families are all of mountain blue, as if born of the
same mountain minerals, mountain rain. One cow pea has a large curled
blossom, and to each blossom comes a gold-banded black beetle that consumes
the ...
The blossoms of the different families are all of mountain blue, as if born of the
same mountain minerals, mountain rain. One cow pea has a large curled
blossom, and to each blossom comes a gold-banded black beetle that consumes
the ...
Page 174
Such massifs as the Ruwenzoris on the Congo-Uganda border and the High
Semien of Ethiopia lack the splendor of Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya, which stand
all alone: at 19,340 feet, Kilimanjaro is the highest solitary mountain in the world.
Such massifs as the Ruwenzoris on the Congo-Uganda border and the High
Semien of Ethiopia lack the splendor of Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya, which stand
all alone: at 19,340 feet, Kilimanjaro is the highest solitary mountain in the world.
Page 195
With Hawkes at daybreak I set off toward the mountain. Each carried a small
knapsack of tea and water, nuts and raisins, notebook and binoculars; Hawkes
had a camera. Lengai was clear of clouds, and the distance to the lava fan
seemed ...
With Hawkes at daybreak I set off toward the mountain. Each carried a small
knapsack of tea and water, nuts and raisins, notebook and binoculars; Hawkes
had a camera. Lengai was clear of clouds, and the distance to the lava fan
seemed ...
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Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The tree where man was born |
| Authors | Peter Matthiessen, Eliot Porter |
| Illustrated by | Eliot Porter |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 1 Oct 2008 |
| Length | 247 pages |
| Subjects | › › Africa Africa, East Animal ecology Animals History / Africa / General Natural history Nature / General Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural Zoology |
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