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 82
... rock with two parallel lines of thirteen holes in its flat surface , carved for the ancient pebble game called bao : the land beneath the rock , eroding , is tilting it gradually into a gully . Forms of bao are still played by primitive ...
... rock with two parallel lines of thirteen holes in its flat surface , carved for the ancient pebble game called bao : the land beneath the rock , eroding , is tilting it gradually into a gully . Forms of bao are still played by primitive ...
Page 107
... rock and sup- ports an open woodland vegetation . This is some of the oldest rock on earth - certain granites here are two to three billion years old and on the plain the bone of Africa emerges in magnificent outcrops or kopjes , known ...
... rock and sup- ports an open woodland vegetation . This is some of the oldest rock on earth - certain granites here are two to three billion years old and on the plain the bone of Africa emerges in magnificent outcrops or kopjes , known ...
Page 108
... rock , in re- cent days , I had seen a lioness and cubs swatting around the dried carcass of a gazelle that must have been scavenged from a leopard . I circled the place and studied it before committing my- self , and climbing the rock ...
... rock , in re- cent days , I had seen a lioness and cubs swatting around the dried carcass of a gazelle that must have been scavenged from a leopard . I circled the place and studied it before committing my- self , and climbing the rock ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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