The Tree Where Man Was Born; The African Experience

Porter, Eliot; Matthiessen, Peter

ISBN 10: 1567311024 / ISBN 13: 9781567311020

Published by Fine Communications, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born; The African Experience
• Publisher: Fine Communications
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1567311024
• ISBN 13: 9781567311020
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

In this clic 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 ; the hundreds of exotic animals; the breathtaking landscapes; and the area's turbulent natural, political, and social histories.

About the Author

Peter Matthiessen was a naturalist, explorer and writer. His works of fiction include At Play in the Fields of the Lord, Far Tortuga and the acclaimed 'Watson Trilogy'. His explorations resulted in many fine works of non-fiction, among them The Snow Leopard, The Cloud Forest and The Tree where Man was Born. He died in 2014, aged 86.