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The Englishwoman In America

The Englishwoman In America

Bird, Isabella L.

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ISBN10: 1162693681
ISBN13: 9781162693682
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.44 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Englishwoman In America is a travelogue written by Isabella L. Bird, a Victorian-era explorer and writer. The book chronicles her journey through the United States in the mid-19th century, as she travels from New York to Colorado and beyond. Bird's vivid descriptions of the American landscape, people, and culture provide a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era. She recounts her encounters with Native Americans, cowboys, miners, and other colorful characters, as well as her observations on American society and politics. The book is a valuable historical document, offering insights into both the United States and Britain during a time of significant change and upheaval. It is also a compelling narrative of one woman's intrepid travels through a vast and unfamiliar land.The further you go from Charlotte Town, the more primitive and hospitable the people become; they warmly welcome a stranger, and seem happy, moral, and contented. This island is the only place in the New World where I met with any who believed in the supernatural. One evening I had been telling some very harmless ghost stories to a party by moonlight, and one of my auditors, a very clever girl, fancied during the night that she saw something stirring in her bed-room. In the idea that the ghost would attack her head rather than her feet, she tied up her feet in her bonnet- de-nuit, put them upon the pillow, and her head under the quilt--a novel way of cheating a spiritual visitant.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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