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    The Land of Little Rain
    The Land of Little Rain
    The Land of Little Rain
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    The Land of Little Rain

    By Mary Austin

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    "The Land of Little Rain" is a collection of short stories and essays detailing the landscape and people of the American Southwest written by the prominent writer Mary Hunter Austin. The book presents a series of interrelated lyrical essays about the inhabitants, both human and otherwise, and the arid landscape of the Owens Valley and the Mojave Desert of California. It sends a strong message of environmental conservation and a philosophy of cultural and sociopolitical regionalism.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 29, 2019
    ISBN4057664617071
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    Mary Austin

    Mary Austin (1868-1934) came to California in 1887 to homestead with her family in Kern County, in the Great Central Valley. She is the author of many novels, essays, and story collections. John Walton, the author of Western Times and Water Wars (California 1992), is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis.

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