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 114
... thought of as wild cattle , but no other ani- mal , or fish or fowl , is ever hunted except for decorative or ceremonial purposes - ostrich head plumes , monkey - skin anklets , ivory earplugs , and the great helmets of lion mane that ...
... thought of as wild cattle , but no other ani- mal , or fish or fowl , is ever hunted except for decorative or ceremonial purposes - ostrich head plumes , monkey - skin anklets , ivory earplugs , and the great helmets of lion mane that ...
Page 115
... thought it unwise to give them arms . In the Serengeti , according to their own tradi- tion , the Maasai were most numerous near Lake Lagarja and in the south part of the plain , but until 1959 , when their herds were banished , they ...
... thought it unwise to give them arms . In the Serengeti , according to their own tradi- tion , the Maasai were most numerous near Lake Lagarja and in the south part of the plain , but until 1959 , when their herds were banished , they ...
Page 227
... thought the arrow might bring him out where I could get a shot at him , but Mu- gunga waited a split second too long , and the bloody brute pushed off , out the far side . " Even so we will track this buffalo ; Peter keeps the gun . The ...
... thought the arrow might bring him out where I could get a shot at him , but Mu- gunga waited a split second too long , and the bloody brute pushed off , out the far side . " Even so we will track this buffalo ; Peter keeps the gun . The ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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