The tree where man was born
By: Peter Matthiessen ; introduction by Jane Goodall
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780143106241
Subjects: Natural history; Travel; Description and travel
Description: "This vivid portrayal of east Africa remains as fresh and revelatory now as on the day it was first published in 1972. Peter Matthiessen exquisitely combines nature and travel writing to portray the sights, scenes, and people he observed firsthand in several trips over the course of a dozen years. From the daily lives of wild herdsmen and drama of predator kills to the field biologists investigating wild creatures and the anthropologists seeking humanity's origins in the Rift Valley, The Tree Where Man Was born is a classic of journalistic observation."--Back cover.
Notes: "First published in the United States of America by E.P. Dutton, Inc. 1972"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index.
Table of contents: title: The tree where man was born; title: White highlands; title: Northwest frontier; title: Siringet; title: In Maasai land; title: Rites of passage; title: Elephant kingdoms; title: Great caldron mountains; title: Red god; title: At Gidabembe.