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''New Mexico History''. http://newmexicohistory.org/people/mary-hunter-austin</ref>
 
''New Mexico History''. http://newmexicohistory.org/people/mary-hunter-austin</ref>
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Her first book, ''Land of Little Rain'' (1903), was a collection of essays about the ways of life of the Southwest; her second book, ''The Flock'' (1906), describes the history of raising sheep.<ref>"Austin, Mary Hunter."  ''Encyclopedia:  The Arts''. http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/austin-mary-hunter</ref>  She considered the Southwest to be the most desolate place the Lord ever created, and found many broken relationships there.<ref>https://www.npca.org/articles/942-the-loneliest-land</ref>  After leaving her husband, she turned from nature poetry, moved to New York, traveled to Europe, and met liberal intellectuals such as [[H.G. Wells]], which encouraged her to write more feminist works such as ''A Woman of Genius'' (1912) and added a support for socialism to her causes.<ref>"Austin, Mary."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>
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Her first book, ''Land of Little Rain'' (1903), was a collection of essays about the ways of life of the Southwest; her second book, ''The Flock'' (1906), describes the history of raising sheep.<ref>"Austin, Mary Hunter."  ''Encyclopedia:  The Arts''. http://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/austin-mary-hunter</ref>  She considered the Southwest to be the most desolate place the Lord ever created, and found many broken relationships there.<ref>Davis, Lisa Selin. "The Loneliest Land." https://www.npca.org/articles/942-the-loneliest-land</ref>  After leaving her husband, she turned from nature poetry, moved to New York, traveled to Europe, and met liberal intellectuals such as [[H.G. Wells]], which encouraged her to write more feminist works such as ''A Woman of Genius'' (1912) and added a support for socialism to her causes.<ref>"Austin, Mary."  ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''.</ref>
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She died on August 13, 1934, and had a mountain named in her honor.<ref>https://www.poemhunter.com/mary-austin/biography/</ref>
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She died on August 13, 1934, and had a mountain named in her honor.<ref>"Mary Austin - Biography." ''Poem Hunter''. https://www.poemhunter.com/mary-austin/biography/</ref>
    
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