The Land of Little Rain

"Between the high Sierras south from Yosemiteeast 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 landscapefrom burnt hills to sun-baked mesasas 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. This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the original 1903 edition.

Robert Hass is currently a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. He teaches at the University of California at Berkeley.

Preface	p. 5
The Land of Little Rain	p. 7
Water Trails of the Ceriso	p. 15
The Scavengers	p. 23
The Pocket Hunter	p. 29
Shoshone Land	p. 37
Jimville--A Bret Harte Town	p. 45
My Neighbor's Field	p. 53
The Mesa Trail	p. 59
The Basket Maker	p. 67
The Streets of the Mountains	p. 75
Water Borders	p. 83
Other Water Borders	p. 91
Nurslings of the Sky	p. 99
The Little Town of the Grape Vines	p. 107
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The Land of Little Rain

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