The Land of Little Rain
- ISBN-10
- 1404763317
- ISBN-13
- 9781404763319
- Series
- The Land of Little Rain
- Category
- Literary Criticism / General
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1903
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Author
- Mary Austin
Description
Originally published in 1903, this classic nature book by Mary Austin evokes the mysticism and spirituality of the American Southwest. Vibrant imagery of the landscape between the high Sierras and the Mojave Desert is punctuated with descriptions of the fauna, flora and people that coexist peacefully with the earth. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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