Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

by Isabella L. Bird

23 chapters7h 56mEnglish1881

About this book

Isabella Bird began travelling while in her early twenties to help alleviate illness that had plagued her since childhood. She was a single woman in her early forties when she made her trek through the Rocky Mountains. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains details this fascinating account of her travels through a series of letters written to her sister, Henrietta. These letters are filled with beautiful, vivid descriptions of the scenery, the people she encountered, the way of life, and a mountain man named Jim Nugent, that was as rough as they come, but a complete gentleman with Ms. Bird. She has the distinction of being the first woman to become a member of the Royal Geographical Society in 1892. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)

Chapters (23)

1Letter I

1589

2Letter II

672

3Letter III

1473

4Letter IV

894

5Letter V, Part 1

1113

6Letter V, Part 2

1175

7Letter VI, Part 1

1067

8Letter VI, Part 2

1212

9Letter VII, Part 1

1257

10Letter VII, Part 2

914

11Letter VIII, Part 1

1384

12Letter VIII, Part 2

1001

13Letter IX, Part 1

1347

14Letter IX, Part 2

1114

15Letter X, Part 1

1375

16Letter X, Part 2

1235

17Letter XI

1481

18Letter XII

1509

19Letter XIII

1397

20Letter XIV

1285

21Letter XV

1655

22Letter XVI

1315

23Letter XVII

1126

Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

About this book

Chapters (23)

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