A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
- First published
- 1879
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- West (U.S.)
- Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904
- Women
- Women travelers
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Rocky Mountains
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #755. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains on Wikipedia.
