Project Gutenberg 1996-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 228 Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) 1831 1904 Bishop, Isabella Lucy Bird Bishop, Isabella Bird Bishop, Mrs. J. F. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains "A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains" by Isabella L. Bird is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book chronologically recounts the author's experiences and observations during her journey through the Rocky Mountains, highlighting the natural beauty of the landscapes and the various encounters she has with the local inhabitants, including Indigenous peoples and pioneers. The opening of the narrative sets the stage as Bird begins her adventure at Lake Tahoe, describing its breathtaking scenery and contrasting it with her experiences in San Francisco. She vividly paints a picture of the majestic mountains, the fertile valleys, and the diversity of life she encounters along her journey. Bird describes the sights and sounds of the wilderness, her interactions with the Digger Indians, and her reflections on the development of the American West. She also introduces her pioneering spirit and her sense of adventure as she navigates the rugged terrain and the social dynamics with the local settlers, setting the tone for her evocative accounts of life and nature in the Rockies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904 -- Travel -- Rocky Mountains Women -- Rocky Mountains -- Biography Women travelers -- Rocky Mountains -- Biography Frontier and pioneer life -- Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains -- Description and travel Estes Park (Colo.) -- Biography F721 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 463066 458564 2024-09-01T07:10:59.370697 2023-10-01T06:43:19.613141 text/html text/html 455646 2021-01-01T11:40:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176641 2021-01-01T11:40:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 243343 2024-09-01T07:11:06.334661 application/epub+zip 251656 2024-09-01T07:11:01.281641 application/epub+zip 251656 2024-09-01T07:11:00.179677 application/epub+zip 462810 2024-09-01T07:11:10.177602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445340 2024-09-01T07:11:05.555632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444992 2022-09-01T08:00:41.250154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438744 438772 2024-09-01T07:10:58.682727 2023-10-01T06:43:18.969144 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 438660 2021-01-01T11:40:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173997 2021-01-01T11:40:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20243 2024-09-01T07:11:10.310592 application/rdf+xml 17391 2024-09-01T07:11:00.518642 image/jpeg 4077 2024-09-01T07:11:00.348646 image/jpeg 240338 2024-09-01T07:10:59.413663 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia