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 61
... shadows . This maned animal of the night , with its cadaverous flanks and hungry head , is the werewolf of legend ... shadow of a mountain , and the one bright element in that evening there was the old Kamba cook , Kimun- ginye , who ...
... shadows . This maned animal of the night , with its cadaverous flanks and hungry head , is the werewolf of legend ... shadow of a mountain , and the one bright element in that evening there was the old Kamba cook , Kimun- ginye , who ...
Page 86
... shadow of Olduvai Gorge . Beyond the shadow , spreading away in a haze of sand and golden grass , sun rays and cloud shadow , lay lion - colored plains that have changed little in millions of years . Occupation by man's ancestors of the ...
... shadow of Olduvai Gorge . Beyond the shadow , spreading away in a haze of sand and golden grass , sun rays and cloud shadow , lay lion - colored plains that have changed little in millions of years . Occupation by man's ancestors of the ...
Page 112
... shadow of the Crater Highlands ; here the hollow calls of sand grouse resound in the still air , and an echo of wind from the stoop of a bateleur eagle . Where we had come from and where we were going , a pale green softened the short ...
... shadow of the Crater Highlands ; here the hollow calls of sand grouse resound in the still air , and an echo of wind from the stoop of a bateleur eagle . Where we had come from and where we were going , a pale green softened the short ...
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