by Mary Austin 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. PB, 5 x 8, 116 pp.
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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 Land of Little Rain by Mary Hunter Austin
One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903) describes the fauna, flora and people - as well as evoking the mysticism and spirituality - of the region between the High Sierra and the ...
A message of environmental conservation and a philosophy of cultural and sociopolitical regionalism loosely links the stories together
This volume provides information from the author's twenty-five year study of the humble desert Papago Indians This book is meant to provide an appreciation, in words and photographs, of the lesser-known groups of Indians in the United ...
It was one of the first books to be written in a popular style about the animals, plants and people of a Southwest desert area. Mary Austin wrote it from her own observations and experiences in the field. She lived the book.
How is this book unique?
In her autobiography, published in 1932, Austin speaks frankly about her life while also commenting on the events and decisions that formed and influenced her life and writing.
Austin had sent a greeting card with a copy of Lost Borders and in turn received an invitation to Capel House . The meeting that resulted lasted the entire afternoon , while Hoover waited in the nearby lane . An impressive looking and ...