The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin
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"The Land of Little Rain" by Mary Hunter Austin is a collection of lyrical essays published in 1903. Set in California's Owens Valley and Mojave Desert, it explores the arid landscape and its diverse inhabitants—from scavenging birds and pocket hunters to Native American basket makers. Through interconnected sketches, Austin celebrates the harsh beauty of the American Southwest while weaving themes of environmental conservation and regional identity. Her intimate portraits reveal both the
desert's unforgiving nature and its inexplicable pull on those who call it home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Austin, Mary, 1868-1934 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Land of Little Rain |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_of_Little_Rain |
| Note |
Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #10217 (Text file) #365 (HTML file with linked table of contents) #51893 (HTML file Illustrated in B&W with a Linked table of contents) |
| Credits |
Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F850.5: United States local history: Pacific States |
| Subject | California -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Natural history -- California |
| Subject | California -- Description and travel |
| Subject | Frontier and pioneer life -- California |
| Subject | California -- History, Local |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 51893 |
| Release Date | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 523 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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