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100 1 _aAustin, Mary,
_d1868-1934
245 1 4 _aThe Land of Little Rain
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_of_Little_Rain
500 _aProject 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)
500 _aRelease date is 2008-07-09
505 0 _aThe land of little rain -- Water trails of the Carrizo -- The scavengers -- The pocket hunter -- Shoshone land -- Jimville, a Bret Harte town. -- My neighbor's field -- The Mesa trail -- The basket maker -- The streets of the mountains -- Water borders -- Other water borders -- Nurslings of the sky -- The little town of the grape vines
508 _aProduced by Judith Boss, and David Widger
520 _a"The Land of Little Rain" by Mary Austin is a collection of essays published in 1903. Through lyrical prose, Austin explores the harsh beauty of California's Owens Valley and Mojave Desert, capturing its sparse rainfall, resilient wildlife, and human inhabitants. The interconnected essays weave together portraits of scavenger birds, solitary miners, Native American basket makers, and desert trails, revealing an arid landscape that demands much from those who dwell there but offers something profound in return. Austin's observations blend natural history with environmental awareness and deep respect for the Southwest's enduring character. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCalifornia -- Social life and customs
653 _aNatural history -- California
653 _aCalifornia -- Description and travel
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- California
653 _aCalifornia -- History, Local
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/365
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