Problem
A. Where is the Land of Little Rain on a map? (its whereabouts) Quote from the text to back your answer.
B. What does Austin leave out of this work given your growing knowledge of the historical period in which she wrote in and what was happening in it? Show us your knowledge of that larger context she bypasses. How would she defend herself about these omissions?
C. What themes in Austin's book are echoed in our main textbook, California - An Interpretive History? List three such themes and elaborate on the connections you find.
D. Why are we reading this book in our California history class? Give us two cogent reasons.