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Elizabeth Thomas has lead an amazing life, authoring countless priceless books, visiting many places on the planet, and being a part of many fascinating discoveries. Now she is sharing her experiences with the world through this podcast. You will hear what it was like to live with the San, her experiences with nature, how to challenge yourself to appreciate nature more, and other amazing stories. Seriously, you don’t want to miss this episode!
About Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
“Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing other creatures and other cultures from here own backyard to the African Savannah. Her books have transported millions into the hidden lives of animals. She’s chronicled the daily lives of African tribes, and even imagined the lives of prehistoric humans. Now, she opens the doors to her own.” Source
Sample of her life (Read more on her website)
The Harmless People
“Between 1950 and 1956 Elizabeth Marshall Thomas accompanied three expeditions to visit the Bushman hunter-gatherers of South-West Africa (now Namibia) and Bechuanaland (now Botswana). At that time the Bushmen were the last significant population who still lived by hunting and gathering, the economy practiced by all human beings and the ancestors of human beings for millions of years. Few firsthand accounts of hunter-gatherer life were written before this one and because, since its publication, most Bushmen have been evicted from their former homes or chose to change their traditional way of life, this book remains one of the only few accounts of the old way of life. In 1986 and 1987. Thomas revisited the people she had known in Namibia and found them much changed.” Source
Links
- http://elizabethmarshallthomas.net Official Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Website
- Interview with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas on Mother Nature Network
- Salon.com people | Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
- Socializing Humans
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Fascinating to listen ! Have enjoyed it very much and curious what Elizabeth Marshall Thomas could tell us about the San people and their relation with dogs. It was so far I have been reading very common that dogs have been part of the hunt. The AfriCanis still a landrace and plays a role whithin the African people even these days.