The Land of Little Rain - Softcover

Austin, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1532806787 ISBN 13: 9781532806780

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

The Land of Little Rain by American writer Mary Hunter Austin and was first published in 1903. Within the book there are a number of essays about the inhabitants of the American Southwest, both human and non-human. Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote harmonious community living and well-being in the world. To learn more about the Freeriver project please visit the website - www.freerivercommunity.com

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"Between the high Sierras south from Yosemite--east and south over a very great assemblage of broken ranges beyond Death Valley, and on illimitably into the Mojave Desert" is the territory that Mary Austin calls the Land of Little Rain. In this classic collection of meditations on the wonders of this region, Austin generously shares "such news of the land, of its trails and what is astir in them, as one lover of it can give to another." Her vivid writings capture the landscape--from burnt hills to sun-baked mesas--as well as the rich variety of plant and animal life, and the few human beings who inhabit the land, including cattlemen, miners, and Paiute Indians. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the original 1903 edition.

About the Author:

Austin came to California in 1887 to homestead with her family in Kern County, in the Great Central Valley. She is the author of many novels, essays, and story collections.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1532806787
• ISBN 13: 9781532806780
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 74