The Land of Little Rain
$33.25
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2003
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 bur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812968521 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0812968522 |
| Author: | Mary Austin, Robert Hass |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 2003rd |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2003 |
| Weight: | 137g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 9mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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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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