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100 1 $aPakenham, Thomas,$d1933-
245 10 $aIn search of remarkable trees :$bon safari in southern Africa /$cThomas Pakenham.
260 $aLondon :$bWeidenfeld & Nicolson,$c2007.
300 $a208 pages :$bcolor illustrations, 1 map ;$c30 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gI.$tBig Beasts --$tA World Turned Upside Down --$tAmong Serpents --$tLast of the Yellowwoods --$gII.$tMore Beasts --$tWhere Elephants Rule --$tNomads --$tMountaineers --$tRock Stars --$tCity and Suburban --$tStranglers and Suicides --$tThe Sport of Lemurs --$gIII.$tGuests --$tIn Sanctuary --$tUnder a Cloud --$tOn Death Row --$gIV.$tThe Endangered --$tBottle Trees, Halfmens --$tCycads up for Grabs --$gV.$tTime Lords --$tMirabilis!
520 1 $a"Thomas Pakenham, no stranger to Africa with his books The Scramble for Africa and The Boer War, nor to remarkable trees with his Meetings with Remarkable Trees and Remarkable Trees of the World, combines his two interests when on safari in Southern Africa in pursuit of remarkable trees. His particular quarry is the rare, the giant, the very old, the extraordinary, or the simply beautiful, or those trees imbued with significance, written about by the great explorers of the past, or associated with magic, or folklore, or ritual." "In an opening section he describes his journey and the extraordinary moments of drama and even danger escaping from enraged wildlife, and the moments of triumph as he stands in awe before a tree, connected by some primitive, atavistic bond."--BOOK JACKET.
520 1 $a"Thomas Pakenham's particular quarry is the rare, the giant, the very old, the extraordinary, or the simply beautiful - from a giant baobab and prickly quiver tree in Namibia to a glorious jacaranda in South Africa and sesame bushes attacked by elephants in Botswana. He uncovers trees written about by the great explorers of the past, or associated with magic, folklore, or ritual." "The narrative accompanying each image interweaves the stories of Pakenham's own journey - moments of drama and danger as he scales trees to escape from enraged wildlife, while at others he stands in awe before a tree, connected by some primitive, atavistic bond - with those of the trees themselves, imbuing each with personality and presence."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aTrees$zAfrica, Southern.
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