Mary Austin
Mary Austin was a pioneering American nature writer and novelist whose The Land of Little Rain celebrated the Mojave Desert and whose The Flock and American Rhythm articulated a vision of indigenous-influenced American culture.
Works
- The Land of Little RainEssays celebrating the landscape and indigenous cultures of the American desert
- IsidroNovel of a young man's spiritual quest in the California desert region
- The FlockEssays and observations on the pastoral life of sheep herding and ranching
- Lost BordersCollection of sketches exploring the landscapes and margins of the American West
- A Woman of GeniusNovel about a talented woman artist struggling between ambition and domestic life