The Land of Little Rain by Austin, Mary

The Land of Little Rain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781731704504)

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Format: Hardcover
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The Land of Little Rain by Austin, Mary

The Land of Little Rain

$24.89
The Land of Little Rain by Austin, Mary

The Land of Little Rain

$24.89
Format: Hardcover
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The enduring appeal of the desert is strikingly portrayed in this poetic study, which has become a classic of the American Southwest. First published in 1903, it is the work of Mary Austin (1868-1934), a prolific novelist, poet, critic, and playwright, who was also an ardent early feminist and champion of Indians and Spanish-Americans. She is best known today for this enchanting paean to the vast, arid, yet remarkably beautiful lands that lie east of the Sierra Nevadas, stretching south from Yosemite through Death Valley to the Mojave Desert.
Comprising fourteen sketches, the book describes plants, animals, mountains, birds, skies, Indians, prospectors, towns, and other aspects of the desert in serene, beautifully modulated prose that conveys the timeless cycles of life and death in a harsh land. Readers will never again think of the desert as a lifeless, barren environment but rather as a place of rare, austere beauty, rich in plant and animal life, weaving a lasting spell over its human inhabitants.


Author: Mary Austin
ISBN-10: 173170450X
ISBN-13: 9781731704504
Publisher: Simon & Brown
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2018
Pages: 100
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
By Mary Austin
By Mary Austin
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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.

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