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"Mary Austin is a 'future' person-one who will a century from now appear as a writer of major stature in the complex matrix of American culture." -Ansel Adams
"She made the land a permanent part of herself and, in this small, tender, old-fashioned, and engaging book, a part of the basic literature of American nature writing." -Edward Abbey
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must for anyone interested in exploring California's Easter Sierra.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Lovely Book by a Woman in Love With the Desert
I ordered this book to read during a two month stay in the Mojave desert outside of Joshua Tree, California. I couldn’t have picked a better book for a long desert retreat. The book consists of 14 vignettes of desert life a little north of where I was living, and in a much earlier time. The prose style is beautiful, sometimes charmingly antiquated, but it is never style for style’s sake; it always grows out of her sharp observations and sensitive feelings. It’s a lovely book because she loves the desert, and she teaches her readers how to love it too. Read it with your IPhone in hand to look up the desert plants and landforms she discusses. Read it slowly, savoring her sentences and feeling your way into her experience. You’ll come away with your own sensibility sharpened and deep passion for the desert and all its tough life.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Primer For Those Who Develop A Love For The Desert
Mary Austin was indeed a product of a future time. Her writing style is like that of songs, and very descriptive at the same time. This is the kind of literature that I resisted as a High School and College student. If only I would have known then what I know now. I hope my Grandchildren read this book, and develop a respect and love for the East side of the Sierras.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent nature prose from pre-automobile era
I highly recommend this book if you like nature writing from the pre-automobile era. It is absolutely great. Lots of wonderful aphorisms hidden in the text and interesting Native American history about the S. Cali desert.
5.0 out of 5 stars Can’t recommend enough!!!!
By far the best edition of this classic! The illustrations are exquisitely reproduced and add so much to the charm of Austin’s winning tales of her adventures on her own in Death Valley and the Mojave Desert. Her accounts are especially poignant because they can never be replicated, taking place as they do in a world that has disappeared. She befriends and learns from indigenous people of the area—the Shoshones and Paiutes—as well as Mexican and Chinese immigrants, shepherds, stagecoach drivers, and miners. Her love and knowledge of the flora, fauna, and people of region are contagious.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, love, love this book
What a jewel of a book. I grew up in California. Spent a lot of time hiking, camping, and kayaking through the areas described in this book. Her observations put me back in those places. Her use of language is wonderful, and the narrator is perfect in the audio version. I think I have to buy the hard copy so that I can see the illustrations. I'm on the last chapter and do not want it to end.
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Imported From: United States
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Mary Austin is a 'future' person-one who will a century from now appear as a writer of major stature in the complex matrix of American culture." -Ansel Adams
"She made the land a permanent part of herself and, in this small, tender, old-fashioned, and engaging book, a part of the basic literature of American nature writing." -Edward Abbey
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must for anyone interested in exploring California's Easter Sierra.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Lovely Book by a Woman in Love With the Desert
I ordered this book to read during a two month stay in the Mojave desert outside of Joshua Tree, California. I couldn’t have picked a better book for a long desert retreat. The book consists of 14 vignettes of desert life a little north of where I was living, and in a much earlier time. The prose style is beautiful, sometimes charmingly antiquated, but it is never style for style’s sake; it always grows out of her sharp observations and sensitive feelings. It’s a lovely book because she loves the desert, and she teaches her readers how to love it too. Read it with your IPhone in hand to look up the desert plants and landforms she discusses. Read it slowly, savoring her sentences and feeling your way into her experience. You’ll come away with your own sensibility sharpened and deep passion for the desert and all its tough life.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Primer For Those Who Develop A Love For The Desert
Mary Austin was indeed a product of a future time. Her writing style is like that of songs, and very descriptive at the same time. This is the kind of literature that I resisted as a High School and College student. If only I would have known then what I know now. I hope my Grandchildren read this book, and develop a respect and love for the East side of the Sierras.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent nature prose from pre-automobile era
I highly recommend this book if you like nature writing from the pre-automobile era. It is absolutely great. Lots of wonderful aphorisms hidden in the text and interesting Native American history about the S. Cali desert.
5.0 out of 5 stars Can’t recommend enough!!!!
By far the best edition of this classic! The illustrations are exquisitely reproduced and add so much to the charm of Austin’s winning tales of her adventures on her own in Death Valley and the Mojave Desert. Her accounts are especially poignant because they can never be replicated, taking place as they do in a world that has disappeared. She befriends and learns from indigenous people of the area—the Shoshones and Paiutes—as well as Mexican and Chinese immigrants, shepherds, stagecoach drivers, and miners. Her love and knowledge of the flora, fauna, and people of region are contagious.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, love, love this book
What a jewel of a book. I grew up in California. Spent a lot of time hiking, camping, and kayaking through the areas described in this book. Her observations put me back in those places. Her use of language is wonderful, and the narrator is perfect in the audio version. I think I have to buy the hard copy so that I can see the illustrations. I'm on the last chapter and do not want it to end.
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