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She also began to have a life of her own outside the band, which Mercury wholeheartedly supported. He hired her to be the secretary to the the band's publishing business, and she often toured with them, getting to see places and people she never imagined she'd see. When their battle was lost, he moved to Death Valley, California, and she moved to Carmel, California.

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Books about Mary Austin:

Books by Mary Austin:

• Austin, Mary, 1868-1934: The American Rhythm (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., c1923) (multiple formats at archiuve.org)
• Austin, Mary, 1868-1934, contrib.: The Bookman Anthology of Essays (1923) (New York: G.

  H. Doran Co., c1923), ed. by J. George Frederick, also contrib. There, she was part of a social circle that included Jack London, Ambrose Bierce, and George Sterling and was one of the founders of the Forest Theater. He was a flamboyant person in public, which she found intimidating, being a shy and unassuming person, herself. They grew close and moved in together in 1973.

  
  
  For 17 years Austin made a special study of Indian life in the Mojave Desert, and her publications set forth the intimate knowledge she thus acquired. After a period of mourning, Mary got on with her life and married.
  
  Austin and her husband were involved in the local California Water Wars, in which the water of Owens Valley was eventually drained to supply Los Angeles.

  Published a year later, the book, Taos Pueblo, was printed in a limited edition of only 108 copies. Feller's work captures the stark beauty and essence of the desert landscape, which could complement and enhance the descriptive narrative of Austin’s text. She continues to live quietly in the mansion, but occasionally grants interviews.