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The tree where man was born : the African experience.

Author: Peter Matthiessen; Eliot Porter
Publisher: New York : Dutton, 1972.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Vivid photographs and text capture the spirit and beauty of life in East Africa.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Matthiessen; Eliot Porter
ISBN: 0525222650 9780525222651
OCLC Number: 664313879
Notes: "Portions of the text originally appeared, in somewhat different form, in The New Yorker magazine."
Description: 247 pages : illustrations, map, color plates ; 28 cm
Contents: 1. The tree where man was born --
2. White highlands --
3. Northwest frontier --
4. Siringet --
5. In Maasai --
6. Rites of passage --
7. Elephant kingdoms --
8. Great caldron mountains --
9. Red god --
10. At Gidabembe.

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Vivid photographs and text capture the spirit and beauty of life in East Africa.

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