Stories from the Country of Lost Borders

Publisher Marketing: Stories set in the deserts and mountains of California draw on the relationship of people to the land. Contributor Bio:  Austin, Mary Austin came to California in 1887 to homestead with her family in Kern County, in the Great Central Valley. She is the author of many novels, essays, and story collections. Contributor Bio:  Pryse, Marjorie Marjorie Pryse teaches American literature and women's studies at the State University of New York.