The  land of little rain
By: Mary Austin ; introduction by Robert Hass.
Edition: Modern Library pbk. ed.
Series: The Modern Library classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
Subjects: Natural history -- California.; California -- Description and travel.; California -- History, Local.
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.--Publisher's description.