{"product_id":"african-trilogy","title":"African Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1970s and 1980s, Peter Matthiessen took part in a number of expeditions to Africa, witnessing first-hand the continent’s many and diverse peoples and wildlife. The fruits of these journeys are three of the most impressive essays on the natural world of the late twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tree where Man Was Born\u003c\/i\u003e documents wild landscapes, peoples and animals, observed in a series of journeys in East Africa, from the Sudan, south through Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, exploring the Serengeti, the Maasai Mara, the Ngorongoro crater and the archaeological sites of the Rift Valley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrican Silences\u003c\/i\u003e recounts two expeditions made to West and Central Africa, including Zaire (as it then was), Gabon and the Central African Republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSand Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e describes the Selous game reserve in Southern Tanzania, one of the largest, but least-known refuges for animals left on earth, and provides an unforgettable portrait of this area and the fierce, lonely men who created it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese three classic works represent Matthiessen the naturalist at his finest; written an all-encompassing curiosity and knowledge that brings alive the people, places and wildlife he encounters, and updated with a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54217878700376,"sku":"9781860467882","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781860467882_04e006f4-005d-4a22-a10a-9c0fabba6219.jpg?v=1777051818","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/african-trilogy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}