A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
"A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains" by Isabella L. Bird is a travel book published in 1879. Compiled from letters to her sister, it chronicles Bird's 1873 journey through the Colorado Rockies on the American frontier. Guided by the enigmatic desperado Rocky Mountain Jim, Bird becomes the first white woman to summit Longs Peak. Her vivid account of wilderness adventures and frontier life became an instant bestseller, helping establish her pioneering reputation as an explorer.
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Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904 -- Travel -- Rocky MountainsEstes Park (Colo.) -- BiographyFrontier and pioneer life -- Rocky MountainsRocky Mountains -- Description and travelWest (U.S.) -- Description and travelWomen -- Rocky Mountains -- BiographyWomen travelers -- Rocky Mountains -- Biography
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