The Land of Sunshine
The cover of the August 1900 issue of The Land of Sunshine | |
| Former editors | Charles Dwight Willard Charles Fletcher Lummis Charles Amadon Moody C. F. Edholm George Wharton James Lannie Haynes Martin: 47–51 |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 10,766 (1903) 15,000 (1904, est.): 64 |
| Founded | 1894: 38 |
| First issue | June 1894: 38 |
| Final issue | May 1923 (as Out West): 51 July 1935 (as Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine): 51 |
| Country | US |
| Based in | Los Angeles, California |
| Language | English |
| OCLC | 18724654 |
The Land of Sunshine was a magazine published in Los Angeles, California, between 1894 and 1923.: 51 It was renamed Out West in January 1902.: 66 In 1923, it merged into Overland Monthly to become Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, which existed until 1935.: 51 The magazine published the work of many notable authors, including John Muir, Jack London, Mary Hunter Austin, Sharlot Hall, Grace Ellery Channing, and Sui Sin Far (Edith Maude Eaton).: 117 The Land of Sunshine was also known for its "lavish" use of illustrations, many of which were halftone photoengravings.: 53 In the words of Jon Wilkman, the magazine "extolled the wonders of Southern California and had a major influence on the region’s early image and appeal to tourists".