The Tree Where Man Was Born Paperback - 2010
by Matthiessen, Peter; Goodall, Jane [Introduction]
- Used
- Paperback
From the daily lives of wild herdsmen and the drama of predator kills to the field biologists investigating Africa's wild creatures and the anthropologists seeking humanity's origins in the rift valley, this National Book Award finalist is a classic of journalistic observation.
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Details
- Title The Tree Where Man Was Born
- Author Matthiessen, Peter; Goodall, Jane [Introduction]
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good -
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, East Rutherford, NJ, U.S.A.
- Date 2010
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # HG32405100005
- ISBN 9780143106241 / 0143106244
- Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 7.68 x 5.1 x 0.55 in (19.51 x 12.95 x 1.40 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: East Africa
- Library of Congress subjects Africa, East - Description and travel, Natural history - Africa, East
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010025844
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Summary
A finalist for the National Book Award when it was released in 1972, this vivid portrait of East Africa remains as fresh and revelatory now as on the day it was first published. 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 the 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.
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Citations
- Men's Journal, 06/01/2014, Page 102