A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains (1879) (Illustrated) By Isabella Bird

Born in 1831, Isabella, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes in 1872 'in search of health' and found she had embarked on a life of adventurous travel. In 1873, wearing Hawaiian riding dress, she rode on her spirited horse Birdie through the American 'Wild West', a terrain only recently opened to pioneer settlement. Here she met Rocky Mountain Jim, her 'dear (one-eyed) desperado', fond of poetry and whisky - 'a man any women might love, but no sane woman would marry'. He helped her climb the 'American Matterhorn' and round up cattle on horseback

• | Author: Isabella Bird
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Apr 03, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 110 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1530874858
• | ISBN-13: 9781530874859