| The Land Of Little Rain Contributor(s): Austin, Mary Hunter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406806781 ISBN-13: 9781406806786 Publisher: Echo Library OUR PRICE: $8.01 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *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 - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 917.940 |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 6" W x 9" (0.27 lbs) 76 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
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| Publisher Description: An account of life and geography in the desert areas that lie 'between the high Sierras south from Yosemite' |