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 116
... Later he exclaimed to Myles , " Lengai must be the Mountain of God - it is so extreme ! " In 1967 , this last active volcano of the Crater Highlands erupted , shrouding its slopes and all the country around with fine gray ash . I spoke ...
... Later he exclaimed to Myles , " Lengai must be the Mountain of God - it is so extreme ! " In 1967 , this last active volcano of the Crater Highlands erupted , shrouding its slopes and all the country around with fine gray ash . I spoke ...
Page 148
... later with ivory and long lines of slaves . Speke and Burton passed through here in 1857 , and Speke and Grant a few years later , on their way to the dis- covery of the headwaters of the Nile . Traders , missionaries , and explorers ...
... later with ivory and long lines of slaves . Speke and Burton passed through here in 1857 , and Speke and Grant a few years later , on their way to the dis- covery of the headwaters of the Nile . Traders , missionaries , and explorers ...
Page 169
... later , having gotten word that the Maasai in the country ahead were up in arms , Thomson felt obliged to beat a retreat around the south side of Kiliman- jaro . Originally he had planned to go west over the Nguruman region to the lake ...
... later , having gotten word that the Maasai in the country ahead were up in arms , Thomson felt obliged to beat a retreat around the south side of Kiliman- jaro . Originally he had planned to go west over the Nguruman region to the lake ...
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