The Land of Little Rain
Publishing Details
The Land of Little Rain
By (Author) Mary Austin
Introduction by Terry Tempest Williams
Penguin Random House Australia
Penguin Random House Australia
1st February 1997
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Places and peoples: general and pictorial works
917.94
Physical Properties
128
Width 129mm, Height 196mm, Spine 10mm
108g
Description
"Between the high Sierras south from Yosemite-east and south over a very great assemblage of broken ranges beyond Death Valley, and on illimitably into the Mojave Desert" is the territory that Mary Austin calls the Land of Little Rain. In this classic collection of meditations on the wonders of this region, Austin generously shares "such news of the land, of its trails and what is astir in them, as one lover of it can give to another." Her vivid writings capture the landscape-from burnt hills to sun-baked mesas-as well as the rich variety of plant and animal life, and the few human beings who inhabit the land, including cattlemen, miners, and Paiute Indians. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Reviews
Mary Austin was a poet, a pioneer, and a patriot. Terry Tempest Williams
Author Bio
Robert Hass is the author of Sun Under Wood, Human Wishes, Praise, and Field Guide. He served as poet laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997 and is currently a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. He teaches at the University of California at Berkeley.
