The Tree Where Man Was Born: [Text By] Peter Matthiessen; [And] the African Experience; [Photographs By] Eliot Porter

Matthiessen, Peter

ISBN 10: 0525222650 / ISBN 13: 9780525222651

Published by E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. , New York, 1972

About this Item

Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 247 pages; Description: 247 p. Col. Illus. , maps. 29 cm. Subjects: Mattiessen, Peter--Travel--Africa, East. Natural history - Pictorial works. Description and travel. Notes: Bibliography: p. 241-242. 2 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tree Where Man Was Born: [Text By] Peter Matthiessen; [And] the African Experience; [Photographs By] Eliot Porter
• Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. , New York
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525222650
• ISBN 13: 9780525222651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 2 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

In 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 *; 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.