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 53
Strange pale shimmers were far oryx and gazelle , and an eagle crossed the sky ,
and a giraffe walked by itself under the mountains . A Grevy ' s zebra stallion (
why not “ gray ” and “ com - mon ” zebra ? ) charged with a harsh barking , veered
...
Strange pale shimmers were far oryx and gazelle , and an eagle crossed the sky ,
and a giraffe walked by itself under the mountains . A Grevy ' s zebra stallion (
why not “ gray ” and “ com - mon ” zebra ? ) charged with a harsh barking , veered
...
Page 147
A fine walk in the early woods turned years , and perhaps destruction is a part of
the hour by hour into a wearing trek through headnatural cycle of this acacia ,
which represses the high caper and toothbrush bush , and as the sun growth of
its ...
A fine walk in the early woods turned years , and perhaps destruction is a part of
the hour by hour into a wearing trek through headnatural cycle of this acacia ,
which represses the high caper and toothbrush bush , and as the sun growth of
its ...
Page 163
Afterwards , like three Sunday stroll - ers , we walked down the river bed toward
the lake . In the sun and windlessness , enclosed by leafy trees , it was intimate
and peaceful , with none of that vast anonymity that subdues one in the spaces of
...
Afterwards , like three Sunday stroll - ers , we walked down the river bed toward
the lake . In the sun and windlessness , enclosed by leafy trees , it was intimate
and peaceful , with none of that vast anonymity that subdues one in the spaces of
...
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| Title | The Tree where Man was Born The Tree where Man was Born, Peter Matthiessen |
| Authors | Peter Matthiessen, Eliot Porter |
| Photographs by | Eliot Porter |
| Illustrated by | Eliot Porter |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 1 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0525222650, 9780525222651 |
| Length | 247 pages |
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