The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin - ISBN: 9780140249194
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Explore a harsh, beautiful desert: life, land, and little rain.

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  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 1997

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Summary

“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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140249194
ISBN-10:0140249192
Author:Mary Austin, Terry Tempest Williams
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:1 February 1997
Weight:108g
Dimensions:196mm x 129mm x 10mm
Series:Classic, Nature, Penguin
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“Mary Austin was a poet, a pioneer, and a patriot.” -Terry Tempest Williams

“Mary Austin was a poet, a pioneer, and a patriot.” —Terry Tempest Williams

About The Author

Mary Austin

Robert Hass is the author of Sun Under Wood, Human Wishes, Praise, and Field Guide. He served as poet laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997 and is currently a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. He teaches at the University of California at Berkeley.

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