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 28
... night was still . Perhaps the cats had been stalking a tiang , for moments later a band of these large blue - flanked antelope ( the East Afri- can race is called the topi ) fled past , eyes flash- ing . Panicked by the truck , they ...
... night was still . Perhaps the cats had been stalking a tiang , for moments later a band of these large blue - flanked antelope ( the East Afri- can race is called the topi ) fled past , eyes flash- ing . Panicked by the truck , they ...
Page 122
... night air , " 16 and the Bantu of Tan- zania know of those who ride hyenas in the night . Peasants are more witch - ridden than hunt- ers and nomads , and among the Mbugwe , tillers of sorghum and millet who settled on the bare mud ...
... night air , " 16 and the Bantu of Tan- zania know of those who ride hyenas in the night . Peasants are more witch - ridden than hunt- ers and nomads , and among the Mbugwe , tillers of sorghum and millet who settled on the bare mud ...
Page 195
... night like a great bell . Over Shombole and the Loita there was light- ning , vast silent illuminations that hollowed out the heavy clouds until they glowed like fire seen through smoke . This night and the next , the lightning came ...
... night like a great bell . Over Shombole and the Loita there was light- ning , vast silent illuminations that hollowed out the heavy clouds until they glowed like fire seen through smoke . This night and the next , the lightning came ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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