Sand Rivers
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of nature writing and travel literature, Sand Rivers chronicles a 1979 wilderness expedition into the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania — one of the largest and most remote wildlife sanctuaries on Earth. Matthiessen, accompanied by wildlife photographer Hugo van Lawick and a small team of guides, documents the untamed landscape with lyrical precision, capturing the raw beauty of a world largely untouched by modern civilization. The narrative unfolds with a reverent, elegiac tone, as the author reflects on the fragility of wild places and the urgent need for their preservation in the face of encroaching human pressures. Vivid descriptions of elephants, lions, and the sweeping African terrain illustrate both the grandeur and the vulnerability of this extraordinary ecosystem. Sand Rivers stands as a profound meditation on wilderness, mortality, and humanity's complex relationship with the natural world.
Author: Peter Matthiessen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Aurum Press
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of nature writing and travel literature, Sand Rivers chronicles a 1979 wilderness expedition into the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania — one of the largest and most remote wildlife sanctuaries on Earth. Matthiessen, accompanied by wildlife photographer Hugo van Lawick and a small team of guides, documents the untamed landscape with lyrical precision, capturing the raw beauty of a world largely untouched by modern civilization. The narrative unfolds with a reverent, elegiac tone, as the author reflects on the fragility of wild places and the urgent need for their preservation in the face of encroaching human pressures. Vivid descriptions of elephants, lions, and the sweeping African terrain illustrate both the grandeur and the vulnerability of this extraordinary ecosystem. Sand Rivers stands as a profound meditation on wilderness, mortality, and humanity's complex relationship with the natural world.