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by Peter Matthiessen; Introduction by Jane Goodall

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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A timeless and majestic portrait of Africa by the National Book Award-winning author of The Snow Leopard, now with a new introduction by Jane Goodall.

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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Peter Matthiessen was the cofounder of the Paris Review and is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, including In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Indian Country, and The Snow Leopard, winner of the National Book Award.

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  • Title The Tree Where Man Was Born
  • Author Peter Matthiessen; Introduction by Jane Goodall
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, East Rutherford, NJ, U.S.A.
  • Date 2010-08-31
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • 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
  • 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

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Citations

  • Men's Journal, 06/01/2014, Page 102

About the author

Peter Matthiessen was the cofounder of The Paris Review and is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, including In the Spirit of Crazy Horse, Indian Country, and The Snow Leopard, winner of the National Book Award.
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