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Land Of Little Rain [EPUB ebook]

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Mary Hunter Austin was born on September 9, 1868 in Carlinville, Illinois, the fourth of six children. Her classic book on the American Southwest is The Land of Little Rain published in 1903. It describes the fauna, flora and people of the region between the High Sierra and Mojave Desert in California. An early example of nature writing through loosely linked stories and essays.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 54 ● ISBN 9781780008721 ● Publisher Deadtree Publishing ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2812404 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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