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Mary Hunter Austin
Book List in Order: 11 titles
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Selected Short Works, Volume I
Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934) was an American writer of fiction and non-fiction. For 17 years she made a special study of Indian life in the Mojave Desert, and her publications set forth the intimate knowledge she thus acquired. She was a prolific n...
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The Arrow-Maker
The greatest difficulty to be met in the writing of an Indian play is the extensive misinformation about Indians. Any real aboriginal of my acquaintance resembles his prototype in the public mind about as much as he does the high-nosed, wooden sign o...
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The Basket Woman: A Book of Indian Tales
Austin's charming and evocative stories dramatize the legacy of conquest upon a land and its native peoples. Although these stories, out of print for almost a century, were first intended as delightful and instructive reading for children, on another...
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California
For a graphic and memorable report of the contours of any country, see always the aboriginal account of its making. That will give you the lie of the land as no geographer could sketch it forth for you. California was made by Padahoon the Sparrow-Haw...
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The Flock
This classic novel, first published in 1906 and based on Mary Austin’s own experiences, captures the way of life of shepherds in the Sierra. Austin blends natural history, politics, and allegory in a genre-blurring narrative, championing local shep...
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The Land of Little Rain
The enduring appeal of the desert is strikingly portrayed in this poetic study, which has become a classic of the American Southwest. First published in 1903, it is the work of Mary Austin (1868â€"1934), a prolific novelist, poet, critic, and playwri...
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The Lovely Lady
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
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Outland
This novel describes an independent woman's encounter with a group of people who live in the wilderness, speak their own language and keep their own ways. A trail leads to the "Wood People," who are also called "Outliers."...
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The Sturdy Oak
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
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The Trail Book
The Trail Book is a classic of American nature writing. First published in 1918, it is a collection of children’s tales, framed by its setting in New York’s Museum of Natural History. For two children, Oliver and his sister Dorcas, the museu...
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A Woman of Genius
Austin's autobiographical novel which describes the life of Olivia Lattimore. It begins in the fictional town of Taylorville, Ohianna, where Olivia spends her childhood and marries. Later she becomes a stage actress in Chicago and New York. Olivia st...
