| The Land of Little Rain Contributor(s): Austin, Mary (Author), Hass, Robert (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812968522 ISBN-13: 9780812968521 Publisher: Random House Group OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: "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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Deserts - Nature | Regional |
| Dewey: 917.940 |
| LCCN: 2002045471 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.22" W x 8.1" (0.27 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: -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. |