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 168
... Vesey - FitzGerald , who had seen these elephants earlier and anticipated the confrontation , came to fetch me . I was glad to see his Land Rover , for night came down before we reached his camp . Vesey , who is the ecologist for ...
... Vesey - FitzGerald , who had seen these elephants earlier and anticipated the confrontation , came to fetch me . I was glad to see his Land Rover , for night came down before we reached his camp . Vesey , who is the ecologist for ...
Page 172
... Vesey huffs , " on leave in England , it's nice to walk about a bit and not have some bloody ungrateful beast rush out at you . " Once Vesey was chased by an irate hippopotamus that took a colossal bite out of his Land Rover . A shy ...
... Vesey huffs , " on leave in England , it's nice to walk about a bit and not have some bloody ungrateful beast rush out at you . " Once Vesey was chased by an irate hippopotamus that took a colossal bite out of his Land Rover . A shy ...
Page 194
... Vesey - Fitz- Gerald and his friend George Reed and a wildlife photographer and mountaineer named Brian Hawkes , and the cook Chilufia , and the Meru ranger Frank who was with us last year on the Chaperro . Vesey is furious with ...
... Vesey - Fitz- Gerald and his friend George Reed and a wildlife photographer and mountaineer named Brian Hawkes , and the cook Chilufia , and the Meru ranger Frank who was with us last year on the Chaperro . Vesey is furious with ...
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