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 50
... stood about half - way between a pygmy and an ordinary human . His limbs were light in colour and he wore a cloak of bushbuck skin , a little leather cap , and ear - rings , and carried a long bow and a quiver of arrows . He stood stock ...
... stood about half - way between a pygmy and an ordinary human . His limbs were light in colour and he wore a cloak of bushbuck skin , a little leather cap , and ear - rings , and carried a long bow and a quiver of arrows . He stood stock ...
Page 120
... stood stunned beneath a leaden firmament , await- ing impulse : there was no sound but our own boots on the cinders . At midday Lengai loomed through the clouds and again vanished . Heat and silence became one . Adding their silence to ...
... stood stunned beneath a leaden firmament , await- ing impulse : there was no sound but our own boots on the cinders . At midday Lengai loomed through the clouds and again vanished . Heat and silence became one . Adding their silence to ...
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... stood exposed in a bowl of sunlight . Buffalo and a solitary rhino took mute note of us ; the world stood still . Flat wet dung raised its reassuring smell in halos of loud flies . We turned west across wild pasture - cropped turf , cab ...
... stood exposed in a bowl of sunlight . Buffalo and a solitary rhino took mute note of us ; the world stood still . Flat wet dung raised its reassuring smell in halos of loud flies . We turned west across wild pasture - cropped turf , cab ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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