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 212
... Yaida Chini game post in the summer . In July of 1970 I picked up Aaron Msindai , a young Isanzu from the Mweka College of Wildlife Management at Moshi , who had been assigned to Yaida Chini . We loaded Aaron's kit into the back of the ...
... Yaida Chini game post in the summer . In July of 1970 I picked up Aaron Msindai , a young Isanzu from the Mweka College of Wildlife Management at Moshi , who had been assigned to Yaida Chini . We loaded Aaron's kit into the back of the ...
Page 213
... Yaida Chini , the other farther west at an American Lutheran mission station called Mun- guli . Some three hundred now live in the settle- ments , and a few hundred more are still hiding in the bush . Today , Tindiga , Mbulu , Isanzu ...
... Yaida Chini , the other farther west at an American Lutheran mission station called Mun- guli . Some three hundred now live in the settle- ments , and a few hundred more are still hiding in the bush . Today , Tindiga , Mbulu , Isanzu ...
Page 235
... ( Yaida Chini ) , Nancy and Lewis Hurxthal ( Embakasi ) , Patricia and John Owen ( Arusha ) , Ruth and Hugh Russell ( Arusha ) , and Desmond Vesey - FitzGerald ( Momela ) . At Sero- nera , where I had my own quarters , the parks staff and ...
... ( Yaida Chini ) , Nancy and Lewis Hurxthal ( Embakasi ) , Patricia and John Owen ( Arusha ) , Ruth and Hugh Russell ( Arusha ) , and Desmond Vesey - FitzGerald ( Momela ) . At Sero- nera , where I had my own quarters , the parks staff and ...
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