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 86
Beyond the shadow , spreading away in a haze of sand and golden grass , sun
rays and cloud shadow , lay lion - colored plains that have changed little in
millions of years . Occupation by man ' s ancestors of the Olduvai region at the
edge of ...
Beyond the shadow , spreading away in a haze of sand and golden grass , sun
rays and cloud shadow , lay lion - colored plains that have changed little in
millions of years . Occupation by man ' s ancestors of the Olduvai region at the
edge of ...
Page 112
Probably the thin grass is the road . sweet , since this soil has been enriched by
the We turned off north toward Loliondo , then east volcanos , but here in the rain
shadow it is again under Lemuta Hill . Between Lemuta and stunted for lack of ...
Probably the thin grass is the road . sweet , since this soil has been enriched by
the We turned off north toward Loliondo , then east volcanos , but here in the rain
shadow it is again under Lemuta Hill . Between Lemuta and stunted for lack of ...
Page 147
regeneration cannot keep pace with the destruc - the cobra shadows of a dead
tree , and glinted on tion , and in lain ' s view , these lovely trees will be a file of
driver ants on the way to raid a termite gone ... Sun and shadow , light and death .
regeneration cannot keep pace with the destruc - the cobra shadows of a dead
tree , and glinted on tion , and in lain ' s view , these lovely trees will be a file of
driver ants on the way to raid a termite gone ... Sun and shadow , light and death .
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