A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
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By Isabella L. Bird
with and introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin
with a map and index by Nancy G. Gambrill
Women were scarce enough in the West of the late nineteenth century, and a middle-aged English lady traveling alone, by horseback, was a real phenomenon. It was during the autumn and early winter of 1873 that Isabella Bird made this extended tour of the Rocky Mountain area of Colorado, when she was on her way back to England from the Sandwich Islands. What she called "no region for tourists and women" is today a popular resort.
The letters that make up this volume were first published in 1879. They tell of magnificent, unspoiled landscapes and abundant wildlife, of encounters with rattlesnakes, wolves, pumas and grizzly bears, and her reactions to the volatile passions of the miners and pioneer settlers. A classic account of a truly astounding journey.
Product Details:
Copyright 1960 by University of Oklahoma Press
Paperback, 256 pages
Includes index pages
Dimension: 4.75" x 7.5"
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