02189cam a22003733u 4500 51893 UtSlPG 20260610134209.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 F850.5 Austin, Mary, 1868-1934 The Land of Little Rain Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_of_Little_Rain Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #10217 (Text file) #365 (HTML file with linked table of contents) #51893 (HTML file Illustrated in B&W with a Linked table of contents) Release date is 2016-04-30 Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Land of Little Rain" by Mary Hunter Austin is a collection of lyrical essays published in 1903. Set in California's Owens Valley and Mojave Desert, it explores the arid landscape and its diverse inhabitants—from scavenging birds and pocket hunters to Native American basket makers. Through interconnected sketches, Austin celebrates the harsh beauty of the American Southwest while weaving themes of environmental conservation and regional identity. Her intimate portraits reveal both the desert's unforgiving nature and its inexplicable pull on those who call it home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified California -- Social life and customs Natural history -- California California -- Description and travel Frontier and pioneer life -- California California -- History, Local https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51893 92727 92727