The Land of Little Rain

Facsimile of original 1904 edition

Mary Austin

• Publisher: Sunstone Press
• Year: 2007
• ISBN:
  9781611391459
• Topic: Desarrollo personal
• Subtopic: Viajes

In 1903 when "The Land of Little Rain" was first published it became an instant success. It has continued to attract and enchant readers ever since that time. 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. It is also one of the first to express the need for the conservation of our natural resources. Carl Van Doren once wrote that Austin should have the degree M.A.E.--Master of American Environment. The book, a work of authenticity and originality still has meaning for twenty-first century readers.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• The Southwest Heritage Series / I
• Foreword to this Edition / II
• Facsimile of 1904 Edition / III
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Preface
• Note on the Illustrations
• Contents
• The Land of Little Rain
• Water Trails of the Ceriso
• 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