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 120
... clouds to watch us go . The Mountain of God is a magnificent pure cone , a true mythic volcano , shrouded in pale ash so fine that it mists into the canopies of clouds , making the whole mountain an illusion . Now the sun appeared , and ...
... clouds to watch us go . The Mountain of God is a magnificent pure cone , a true mythic volcano , shrouded in pale ash so fine that it mists into the canopies of clouds , making the whole mountain an illusion . Now the sun appeared , and ...
Page 195
... clouds until they glowed like fire seen through smoke . This night and the next , the lightning came every few moments , but the thun- der was too distant to be heard . I listened to a solitary nightjar , fixed in the rigidity of its ...
... clouds until they glowed like fire seen through smoke . This night and the next , the lightning came every few moments , but the thun- der was too distant to be heard . I listened to a solitary nightjar , fixed in the rigidity of its ...
Page 212
... clouds . The light plane skirted Lake Manyara and the dusty flats of the witch - ridden Mbugwe , then crossed Mbulu Land , on the Kainam Plateau . Soon it passed over a great silent valley . " That's the Yaida , " Turner told me ...
... clouds . The light plane skirted Lake Manyara and the dusty flats of the witch - ridden Mbugwe , then crossed Mbulu Land , on the Kainam Plateau . Soon it passed over a great silent valley . " That's the Yaida , " Turner told me ...
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