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A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird (Paperback, 1982)
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A year later she took a solo trip from San Francisco to the Rocky Mountains. '. I dreamt of bears so vividly I woke with a furry death-hug at the my throat, but feeling quite refreshed.'.
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Born in 1831, Isabella, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes in 1872 'in search of health' and found she had embarked on a life of adventurous travel. In 1873, wearing Hawaiian riding dress, she rode on her spirited horse Birdie through the American 'Wild West', a terrain only recently opened to pioneer settlement. Here she met Rocky Mountain Jim, her 'dear (one-eyed) desperado', fond of poetry and whisky - 'a man any women might love, but no sane woman would marry'. He helped her climb the 'American Matterhorn' and round up cattle on horseback. The wonderful letters which make up this volume were first published in 1879 and were enormously popular in Isabella Bird's lifetime. They tell of magnificent unspoilt landscapes and abundant wildlife, of small remote townships, of her encounters with rattlesnakes, wolves, pumas and grizzly bears and her reactions to the volatile passions of the miners and pioneer settlers.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139780860682677
eBay Product ID (ePID)92186547
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
AuthorIsabella L. Bird
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks, Travel Writing
Publication Year1982
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width126mm
Item Weight260g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorIsabella L. Bird
Series TitleVirago Modern Classics
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 05 Dec, 2018
Inspiring.
Slow mo. Beautiful landscape scenes. Incredible journal of this 19th century female adventurer’s travels. A true story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Nov, 2023
good title
only just started to read the bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
