| A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains Contributor(s): Bird, Isabella L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486428036 ISBN-13: 9780486428031 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: In 1873, a middle-aged Englishwoman toured the Colorado Rockies on horseback -- alone, for the most part. Painting an intimate portrait of the "Wild West," Bird wrote eloquently of flora and fauna, isolated settlers and assorted refugees from civilization, vigilance committees, lynchings, and the manners among the men she encountered in the wilderness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Travel - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002038851 |
| Series: Economy Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.38" W x 8.06" (0.36 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A cosmopolitan, middle-aged Englishwoman touring the Rocky Mountains in 1873, Isabella Bird had embarked upon a trip that called for as much stamina as would have been expected of an explorer or anthropologist -- and she was neither Possessing a prodigious amount of curiosity and a huge appetite for traveling, she journeyed later in life to India, Tibet, China, Japan, Korea, and Canada and wrote eight successful books about her adventures. In this volume, she paints an intimate picture of the Wild West, writing eloquently of flora and fauna, isolated settlers and assorted refugees from civilization, vigilance committees and lynchings, and crude table manners yet a gentle civility -- even chivalry -- among the men she encountered in the wilderness. Thoughtfully written, this captivating narrative provides a vibrant account of a bygone era and the people that forever changed the face of the frontier. |