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Blogs in May 2022

Embrace of the Wild 29th May 2022

Embrace of the Wild is the story of how one woman overcame social barriers, botched surgeries, and early overdosing, to lift herself from the invalid’s bed and become the best-loved travel writer of her day. (1831-1904) Isabella Bird spent...

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A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains 17th November 2020

This evocative and lively travelogue by Isabella L. Bird lifts the veil of the culture of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains as it was in the 1870s. We find in this classic travel book an authentic and eloquent portrayal...

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