A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

Isabella L. Bird, Daniel J. Boorstin (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

282 Seiten

1975
University of Oklahoma Press (Verlag)
978-0-8061-1328-9 (ISBN)

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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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.7.2002
Reihe/Serie	The Western Frontier Library Series ; 14
Zusatzinfo	7 black & white illustrations, 1 map
Verlagsort	Oklahoma
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 190 mm
Gewicht	286 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-8061-1328-6 / 0806113286
ISBN-13	978-0-8061-1328-9 / 9780806113289
Zustand	Neuware