Reproduction of the original: The Land of Little Rain by Mary Hunter Austin

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Austin writes about the high plateau country lying between the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers, the traditional homeland of many Indian peoples--the Pueblo, the Zuni, the Hopi, and the Navajo.

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Mary Austin was a novelist and essayist who wrote about Native American culture and social problems. This book contains: - The Land Of Little Rain. - Water Trails Of The Ceriso. - The Scavengers. - The Pocket Hunter. - Shoshone Land.

THE first time of my hearing of her was at Temblor.

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In a collection of essays that date back almost a century, naturalist and writer Mary Austin (1868-1934) breathes life into the desert landscape, describing its savage beauty, its plants and animals, and the occasional human visitor.