The Land of Little Rain
by Mary Austin
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“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 ...
Chapters (19)
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- THE LAND OF LITTLE RAIN
- TO EVE "The Comfortress of Unsuccess"
- PREFACE
- THE LAND OF LITTLE RAIN
- WATER TRAILS OF THE CERISO
- THE SCAVENGERS
- THE POCKET HUNTER
- SHOSHONE LAND
- JIMVILLE
- A BRET HARTE TOWN
- MY NEIGHBOR'S FIELD
- THE MESA TRAIL
- THE BASKET MAKER
- THE STREETS OF THE MOUNTAINS
- WATER BORDERS
- OTHER WATER BORDERS
- NURSLINGS OF THE SKY
- THE LITTLE TOWN OF THE GRAPE VINES
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