The Land of Little Rain - Softcover

Austin, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1613824319 ISBN 13: 9781613824313

Publisher: Simon & Brown, 2013

Synopsis

The Land of Little Rain By Mary Austin

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:

A prolific author of fiction, poetry, and plays, Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934) was a noted defender of the rights of women, Native Americans, and Spanish-Americans. One of the American Southwest's earliest nature writers, she collaborated on a book with photographer Ansel Adams, Taos Pueblo, and was active in community theater.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Brown
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1613824319
• ISBN 13: 9781613824313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98