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 25
... village in a grove of palms . Re- specting crocodiles , I did not press to be taken across , for the north wind which blows from No- vember to March was sweeping up the river , and the canoes were desperately overcrowded ; instead I ...
... village in a grove of palms . Re- specting crocodiles , I did not press to be taken across , for the north wind which blows from No- vember to March was sweeping up the river , and the canoes were desperately overcrowded ; instead I ...
Page 63
... village stands outlined on the inland sea . The Llo - molo , who pride themselves on hon- esty and hospitality , accommodate the nomads in their village even though they do not like them . The Samburu and Turkana here are forever pil ...
... village stands outlined on the inland sea . The Llo - molo , who pride themselves on hon- esty and hospitality , accommodate the nomads in their village even though they do not like them . The Samburu and Turkana here are forever pil ...
Page 204
... villages are fenced with long split timbers brought up from the ravines ; the bony staves , bent black on the barren sky , give a bleak aspect to the human habitations . But inside the stockade , out of the wind , the village called Ol ...
... villages are fenced with long split timbers brought up from the ravines ; the bony staves , bent black on the barren sky , give a bleak aspect to the human habitations . But inside the stockade , out of the wind , the village called Ol ...
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acacia animals arrow Bantu baobab Barabaig birds buffalo bush camp cattle century climb clouds Crater Highlands dark dead desert dogs Dorobo ears earth East Africa elephant Enderlein Engaruka escarpment eyes feet fire forest gazelle George Schaller Gidabembe Giga grass Hadza Hamitic head herd herdsmen hide hills hunters hunting huts hyena Iain Isanzu Kamba Kenya Kikuyu killed Kopjes Lake Natron Lake Rudolf Land Rover Lengai leopard light lion live Llo-molo Maasai Maasai Land Magadi Magandula Mangati Manyara Mbulu Meru miles mountain Myles Nairobi Nangai Natron Ngorongoro night Nile numbers Ol Doinyo Lengai park plain rain region rhino Rift river road rock safari Samburu Schaller Serengeti Seronera shadow Sipunga Sonjo spears stone stood Sudan Tanzania thorn tion track trees tribes Tsavo tsetse Turkana turned valley volcano vultures wild wildebeest wind wood Yaida Chini zebra