The Land of Little Rain
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A stunning tribute to the savage beauty of the area known as Death Valley. To most travelers it is a parched, empty territory, unwelcoming and forgiving. In a collection of essays that date back almost a century, naturalist and writer Mary Austin (1868-1934) breathes life into the desert landscape, describing its savage beauty, its plants and animals, and the occasional human visitor. On Sale |
The Land of Little Rain
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A stunning tribute to the savage beauty of the area known as Death Valley. To most travelers it is a parched, empty territory, unwelcoming and forgiving. In a collection of essays that date back almost a century, naturalist and writer Mary Austin (1868-1934) breathes life into the desert landscape, describing its savage beauty, its plants and animals, and the occasional human visitor. On Sale |
The Land of Little Rain
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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. Austin vividly describes the landscape, from burnt hills to sun-baked mesas, and the few human beings who occupy the land -- cattlemen, miners, and Paiute Indians. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the original 1903 edition. On Sale |
The Land of Little Rain
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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. Austin vividly describes the landscape, from burnt hills to sun-baked mesas, and the few human beings who occupy the land -- cattlemen, miners, and Paiute Indians. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the original 1903 edition. On Sale |
