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The tree where man was born / [text by] Peter Matthiessen. The African experience / [photographs by] Eliot Porter.

Matthiessen, Peter (Author). Porter, Eliot, 1901-1990 African experience. (Added Author).

Item details

  • ISBN: 0525222650
  • ISBN: 9780525222651
  • Physical Description: 247 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Dutton, 1972.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-242) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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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