-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. This Modern Library Paperback
Classic is set from the original 1903 edition.