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 53
... walked by itself under the mountains . A Grevy's zebra stallion ( why not " gray " and " com- mon " zebra ? ) charged with a harsh barking , veered away , then circled me , unreconciled , for the next two miles , unable to place a man ...
... walked by itself under the mountains . A Grevy's zebra stallion ( why not " gray " and " com- mon " zebra ? ) charged with a harsh barking , veered away , then circled me , unreconciled , for the next two miles , unable to place a man ...
Page 54
... walked , a white - haired man had come the night before . He sat in a canvas chair beside his Land Rover , facing west over the Samburu Plain ; an old black man , twenty yards away , sat on his heels against a tree trunk , facing south ...
... walked , a white - haired man had come the night before . He sat in a canvas chair beside his Land Rover , facing west over the Samburu Plain ; an old black man , twenty yards away , sat on his heels against a tree trunk , facing south ...
Page 163
... walked down the river bed toward the lake . In the sun and windlessness , enclosed by leafy trees , it was intimate and peaceful , with none of that vast anonymity that subdues one in the spaces of East Africa . But we had scarcely ...
... walked down the river bed toward the lake . In the sun and windlessness , enclosed by leafy trees , it was intimate and peaceful , with none of that vast anonymity that subdues one in the spaces of East Africa . But we had scarcely ...
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