A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains
Isabella Bird
From sickly child to pioneering Victorian explorer, Isabella Bird defied convention. After back surgery in 1850 and the recommendation of life in the open air, she finally looked her malaise and her pain in the eye and set off across the world completely alone. In Colorado she covered 800 miles on horseback, climbing mountains, wrangling cattle, sleeping in snow and finding herself drawn to a violent, one-eyed outlaw with a soft spot for poetry, known as ‘Mountain Jim’. With the writing skills to match her spirit of adventure, she documented her journey in these letters to her sister, which were published as a collection in 1879. She was a true trailblazer – a Victorian woman of 4’11” with debilitating pain who chose to blow open life’s limits.
Author - Isabella Bird.
Narrator - Clare Wille.
Published Date - Friday, 27 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
From sickly child to pioneering Victorian explorer, Isabella Bird defied convention. After back surgery in 1850 and the recommendation of life in the open air, she finally looked her malaise and her pain in the eye and set off across the world completely alone. In Colorado she covered 800 miles on horseback, climbing mountains, wrangling cattle, sleeping in snow and finding herself drawn to a violent, one-eyed outlaw with a soft spot for poetry, known as ‘Mountain Jim’. With the writing skills to match her spirit of adventure, she documented her journey in these letters to her sister, which were published as a collection in 1879. She was a true trailblazer – a Victorian woman of 4’11” with debilitating pain who chose to blow open life’s limits. Author - Isabella Bird. Narrator - Clare Wille. Published Date - Friday, 27 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:20
Chapter 2
Duration:00:26:43
Chapter 3
Duration:00:11:01
Chapter 4
Duration:00:24:36
Chapter 5
Duration:00:14:30
Chapter 6
Duration:00:37:33
Chapter 7
Duration:00:37:24
Chapter 8
Duration:00:34:55
Chapter 9
Duration:00:38:34
Chapter 10
Duration:00:37:30
Chapter 11
Duration:00:40:11
Chapter 12
Duration:00:24:18
Chapter 13
Duration:00:25:04
Chapter 14
Duration:00:22:56
Chapter 15
Duration:00:20:39
Chapter 16
Duration:00:27:30
Chapter 17
Duration:00:21:30
Chapter 18
Duration:00:18:48