The Land of Little Rain

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I‘m behind on reviews & discussion but I finished this for April‘s #Naturalitsy #BuddyRead I borrowed an ebook copy from the library & it‘s a quick & interesting book of essays about the Owens Valley & Mohave Desert in California. Written in 1903, it‘s wonderful nature writing & while my version may have suffered for lack of photos, the writing was descriptive enough to make me see it in my mind. While reading & ⬇️

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DebinHawaii …stopping to Google more details, I found out/realized that From 1942 to 1945, during World War II, the first Japanese American Internment camp operated in the Owens valley at Manzanar. Maybe it‘s only interesting to me because I grew up reading & rereading the book tagged below but I like when I can tie books together. A enjoyable read overall, I would buy a print copy (hopefully with pictures) for my shelves.

Farewell to Manzanar

(edited) 3w

DieAReader 💖🤓Sounds like an excellent read! 3w

julieclair Excellent review! 3w

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AllDebooks

The Land of Little Rain | Mary Hunter Austin

All are welcome to join our discussion thread for #NaturaLitsy April #buddyread 🌞

🏜 Did you enjoy the author's style?
🏜 How did she describe the relationship between humans and landscapes?
🏜 Why did she suggest the desert breeds myths and fables?
🏜 What emotional responses does the desert evoke in the author, or you as a reader?

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julieclair Didn‘t get to this one this month, but want to. Too many books… too little time… 3w

TheBookHippie I learned a lot from this read and I had the photography book of this- HUGE BOOK - so you could read and almost jump in the picture. I did read it in bits and I think that‘s the best way. Librarian said it was dry but I didn‘t feel that way. I found it informative. 3w

TheBookHippie lol look at the questions - I always found desert BORING and now I can see beauty- like I said having the massive pictures made you live in the photo and is brilliant way of understanding the author. Does the author like people? Maybe not. I don‘t think it matters. 🙃 could be me reading in it‘s been a bit much here in life. 3w

AllDebooks @julieclair I hear you x 3w

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I bet the photos made a huge difference. I agree with your librarian. I read it in one sitting and got a little bored. Would be a better read by dipping in and out. I loved the botanical sections. 3w

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks Oh for sure the dipping in and out. Some of the photographs are just amazing my grandson and I read through it over 4 weeks I don‘t think it‘s meant to be a sit and read book. Then I agree it‘s a bit no thx 3w

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DebinHawaii

The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin

And again, today‘s trip is Hilo but with coworkers so the reading will only happen on the plane. Hoping to finish this one today for #Naturalitsy.

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AllDebooks I loved it. 😍 3w

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PaperbackPirate

The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin

I already have a lot of stuff in my planner for April so I think reading time might be the a little more scarce than usual, but I like making a dream stack anyway.

🪲 Extraordinary Insects and The Land of Little Rain - for #naturalitsy buddy reads
⛰️ When I Sing, Mountains Dance - for the #keywordreadingchallenge
❄️ Strange Weather - for an Instagram buddy read
🍎 Winter - for #serieslove2025

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LitsyEvents

The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin

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Our April #buddyread is Mary Hunter Austin's 1903 book, The Land of Little Rain. I'm looking forward to reading about the Californian deserts with you.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

kspenmoll I am joining in! 2mo

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AllDebooks Thank you for the share x 2mo

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AllDebooks

The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin

#NaturaLitsy

Our April #buddyread is Mary Hunter Austin's 1903 book, The Land of Little Rain. I'm looking forward to reading about the Californian deserts with you.

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

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Bookwormjillk One of these days I will catch up! 2mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk ❤️ 2mo

PaperbackPirate I‘ve got my copy! Looking forward to it! 2mo

AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate ❤️ 2mo

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Sara_Planz

The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin

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Mary Austin was an American writer and one of the early nature writers of the American Southwest. Her book, The Land of Little Rain, written in 1903, describes the fauna, flora, and people of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California. As this area of the country is not far from where we live in Vegas, I decided I would like to go and see these areas and visit her home in Independence, CA.

LeahBergen It‘s so pretty! I love visiting the homes of authors. 13mo

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The_Real_Nani

The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin

Riddle me this: why can I read a Kindle in the car without getting sick but not an actual book? 🤔

Tamra Hmmm, that is puzzling..... 5y

The_Real_Nani ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 5y

marleed Fascinating. 5y

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The_Real_Nani

The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin

Went to Joshua Tree for a couple of days, and in keeping with recent habit, picked up local literature as a “souvenir.”

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M_landis27

The Land of Little Rain | Mary Austin

One page in and one of those causally racist moments from a book from 1903 where I can't tell if the author is trying to be respectful and failing or what.

BookishFeminist Yikes 😬 9y

M_landis27 I think, having read the scholarly intro to the book and about her in general, she was trying to change the Manifest Destiny narrative with respect to First Nations peoples. But like 1903 trying so still more racist than not. 9y

The_Real_Nani I read this as she would use the name given by the indigenous people rather than the name given by the white people, wherever possible, which I think is quite progressive for that time period. I didn‘t read this as racist at all. 5y

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