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 195
... volcano . From the black river , the lava plain climbed rapidly to the ridges of Lengai . Ahead , a dark gorge cleaved the face of the volcano . The ridge that forms the west side of the gorge faces south toward the Highlands , and its ...
... volcano . From the black river , the lava plain climbed rapidly to the ridges of Lengai . Ahead , a dark gorge cleaved the face of the volcano . The ridge that forms the west side of the gorge faces south toward the Highlands , and its ...
Page 196
... volcano . Buffeted by down- drafts , dodging clouds , the light planes came in over the deep furrows of the flanks and made tight circles over the sickening vat . In its brim- stone smokes , dead grays , sulfurous yellows , there was no ...
... volcano . Buffeted by down- drafts , dodging clouds , the light planes came in over the deep furrows of the flanks and made tight circles over the sickening vat . In its brim- stone smokes , dead grays , sulfurous yellows , there was no ...
Page 204
... volcano and the marsh of Uaso Ngiro . In a water gleam that parts the fierce bright reeds , a woman and a man are bathing . The woman squats , her small shoul- ders demure , but the man stands straight as a gazelle and gazes , body ...
... volcano and the marsh of Uaso Ngiro . In a water gleam that parts the fierce bright reeds , a woman and a man are bathing . The woman squats , her small shoul- ders demure , but the man stands straight as a gazelle and gazes , body ...
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