Regular readers here know that I choose my Library of America offerings for various reasons: for authors I haven't read before but would like to (such as Edgar Allan Poe and Sherwood Anderson), for authors I love and am always happy to read more of (such as Willa Cather, Kate Chopin and Edith Wharton), or … Continue reading Mary Austin, The land (Review)
Mary Austin
Mary Austin, The scavengers
I've never heard of Mary Austin but when I saw this story (essay), "The scavengers", appear as a Library of America offering, I had to read it, because it's about the deserts of California - and I love those deserts. Mary Austin (1868-1934) was an early nature writer about the American southwest. LOA's notes tell us that she moved … Continue reading Mary Austin, The scavengers
Whispering Gums 