A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
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A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L Bird
In 1872, Isabella Bird, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes 'in search of health' and found she had embarked on a life of adventurous travel. In 1873, wearing Hawaiian riding dress, she rode her horse through the American Wild West, a terrain only newly opened to pioneer settlement. 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.
Boorstin, Daniel J.: -
Daniel J. Boorstin (1914-2004), educated at Harvard, Yale, and Oxford, was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was a Librarian of Congress Emeritus, having directed the US national library from 1979 to 1987, and helped create the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress. He had previously been director of the National Museum for History and Technology and of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780806113289 |
| ISBN 10 | 0806113286 |
| Title | A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains |
| Author | Isabella L Bird |
| Series | The Western Frontier Library Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Year published | 1975-12-30 |
| Number of pages | 282 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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