Land of Little Rain
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557095078 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 116 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
“Mary Austin was a poet, a pioneer, and a patriot.” —Terry Tempest Williams
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. Robert Hass is the author of Sun Under Wood, Human Wishes, Praise, and Field Guide.
Originally published in 1903, this classic nature book by Mary Austin evokes the mysticism and spirituality of the American Southwest. Vibrant imagery of the landscape between the high Sierras and the Mojave Desert is punctuated with descriptions of the fauna, flora and people that coexist peacefully with the earth.
Interesting Read Mumbo I chose this book as it describes Death Valley and surrounds in the US and as I had been there thought it might provide a little more in depth information about the area. She writes delightfully about flora, fauna and nature's way, however, I got a little bogged down two thirds of the way in with almost unlimited descriptions of flora - perhaps someone with this background would . Danielle N. Hart said Excellent Desert Writing. I really enjoyed this one, but I am a desert native. I was thrilled to recognize my desert, even though Austin's prose was written quite some time before I was born. She does a great job of making the flora and the fauna come alive, and giving the desert its own personality. There were moments of humor and sadness in it, especially the scene where she described a bobcat whose kit. "Five Stars" according to jp. great