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

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DieAReader 💖🤓Sounds like an excellent read! 20h

julieclair Excellent review! 17h

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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 breedsnyths 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… 18h

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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. 😍 4d

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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

TheSpineView ❤️📚❤️📚❤️ 4w

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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! 1mo

AllDebooks @kspenmoll ❤️ 1mo

AllDebooks Thank you for the share x 1mo

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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! 1mo

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk ❤️ 1mo

PaperbackPirate I‘ve got my copy! Looking forward to it! 1mo

AllDebooks @PaperbackPirate ❤️ 4w

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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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