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 22
... thousand miles across desert and river into Equa- toria . To most of the tribesmen , the Sudan govern- ment is a foreign power , having come into exis- tence ( in 1955 ) without the agreement or even the knowledge of many of its ...
... thousand miles across desert and river into Equa- toria . To most of the tribesmen , the Sudan govern- ment is a foreign power , having come into exis- tence ( in 1955 ) without the agreement or even the knowledge of many of its ...
Page 124
... thousand square miles in extent , would have to be doubled in size , expanding east to the Crater Highlands and northward into Kenya , through the Maasai Mara to the Mau Range . Human population increase and a lack of protein in lands ...
... thousand square miles in extent , would have to be doubled in size , expanding east to the Crater Highlands and northward into Kenya , through the Maasai Mara to the Mau Range . Human population increase and a lack of protein in lands ...
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... thousand feet of the descent there were rhino wallows and buffalo sign on every side ; one kept an eye out for hospitable trees even before an emergency had been declared . In a mahogany , Meru tribesmen had placed a bee- hive ...
... thousand feet of the descent there were rhino wallows and buffalo sign on every side ; one kept an eye out for hospitable trees even before an emergency had been declared . In a mahogany , Meru tribesmen had placed a bee- hive ...
Contents
The Tree Where Man Was Born | 21 |
White Highlands | 31 |
Northwest Frontier | 49 |
Copyright | |
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