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A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Bird
34.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
In 1873, Isabella Bird, daughter of a clergyman, embarked alone on a life of adventurous travel. She rode through the American West, wearing Hawaiian riding dress, where she climbed mountains, helped to round up cattle, and met settlers and miners. These letters were first published in 1879.
Adventures in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird
14.95 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
Endlessly restless and endlessly curious, Isabella Bird (1831-1904) travelled the world looking for new experiences, but never more delightfully than in her pony-bound adventures in the Colorado Territory at a time when it was only notionally under the control of the American authorities. A vanished wor ...Show more
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Isabella L. Bird
34.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
She wrote 23 letters describing her adventures to her sister Hennie in Scotland, and named the collection The Golden Chersonese after the ancient name given to the Malay Peninsula by the Greek scholar, Ptolemy. Her detailed descriptions of the Malay Peninsula in the 1870s are in startling contrast to pr ...Show more
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Isabella Bird
32.95 NZD
39.95 (17% off)
Category: Travel | Series: Travelers' Tales Classics Ser.
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