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
... Sudan , and I imagine a great baobab thrust up like an old root of life in those wild grasses that blow forever to the hori- zons , and wild man in naked silhouette against the first blue sky . That bodeful man of silence and the past ...
... Sudan , and I imagine a great baobab thrust up like an old root of life in those wild grasses that blow forever to the hori- zons , and wild man in naked silhouette against the first blue sky . That bodeful man of silence and the past ...
Page 38
... Sudan who later be- came director of the Tanzania National Parks , flew over Nimule in a light plane in 1969. " A careful search , " he told me , " produced nothing but one buffalo . " Very likely the vanishing white rhino is gone ...
... Sudan who later be- came director of the Tanzania National Parks , flew over Nimule in a light plane in 1969. " A careful search , " he told me , " produced nothing but one buffalo . " Very likely the vanishing white rhino is gone ...
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... Sudan , 25 Malindi , 176 Mangara , 28 Mangati , 113 , 216-217 , 218 , 221– 224 , 230 , 231 , 232 Manioc , 32 Manyara , Lake , 144 , 187 Manyara National Park ( Tan- zania ) , 142 , 165 Maraket people , 175 Marsabit , Mt. , 56 , 57 Mau ...
... Sudan , 25 Malindi , 176 Mangara , 28 Mangati , 113 , 216-217 , 218 , 221– 224 , 230 , 231 , 232 Manioc , 32 Manyara , Lake , 144 , 187 Manyara National Park ( Tan- zania ) , 142 , 165 Maraket people , 175 Marsabit , Mt. , 56 , 57 Mau ...
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