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Austin, Mary Hunter (1868–1934) American author, primarily of naturalist fiction about the Southwest, who celebrated the environment, preserved Native American and Spanish Colonial culture, and mingled with the cultural icons of her times.
Nov 27, 2013 · Introduction. Mary Hunter Austin (b. 1868–d. 1934) was born in Carlinville, Illinois, and graduated from Blackburn College in 1888. Later that year, she made the move that would most influence her writing when she went with her widowed mother and two brothers to southern California to homestead.
Mary Hunter Austin (September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934) was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903) describes the fauna, flora, and people of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close.
