tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post2210320088659223472..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: Adventures in the Rocky MountainsRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-23448398428817048522011-08-23T11:26:15.480-04:002011-08-23T11:26:15.480-04:00*Jill: Tsk, tsk...
*Amateur Reader: Good question...*Jill: Tsk, tsk...<br /><br />*Amateur Reader: Good question considering this version is only about a half or a third of the size of the source text. Bird was quite the world traveler for a sickie, though, eh?<br /><br />*Emily: I suspect you would enjoy Bird's take on being a woman in a man's world so to speak, and she writes quite well to boot. The areas she was traveling through on this journey are sort of intrinsically interesting on their own, of course, given the natural grandeur that Bird writes about and the fact that Colorado still hadn't become a state yet.<br /><br />*Litlove: I owe your posts another visit, but as Emily has said, what a small world! Your description of Bird also speaks to the portrait of her that emerges even in abridgement here--found her an interesting travel companion despite her period prejudices and a "resilient woman" without anything too self-serving about her own descriptions of herself in difficult circumstances.<br /><br />*Stu: The book is yours--just e-mail me your address when you get a chance (see my profile for the contact info). This is a nice little narrative, and Litlove's description of Bird above should give you an excellent idea of what you're in store for from your tour guide!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-34132693047668639872011-08-22T14:58:45.920-04:002011-08-22T14:58:45.920-04:00I d like this richard ,I ve not heard of her but s...I d like this richard ,I ve not heard of her but she sounds like a real pioneer type figure for her days ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-65205562827117071222011-08-22T14:37:25.314-04:002011-08-22T14:37:25.314-04:00How about that - Emily alerted me to our twin post...How about that - Emily alerted me to our twin posts! I wrote more about her life than her work, and actually have a copy (unabridged) of this particular book to read. Just can't wait for the arm-eating incident now! ;) But she was an extraordinary woman, incredibly brave and resilient in the worst conditions. The only thing she couldn't do was stay home and be gently bored.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-7542871312351122942011-08-22T12:26:58.490-04:002011-08-22T12:26:58.490-04:00I had never heard of Isabella Bird, and then you a...I had never heard of Isabella Bird, and then you and Litlove posted on her on practically the same day! Small world. <br /><br />I'll refrain from signing on for your copy, since abridgments tend to bug the hell out of me, but I'll definitely be on the lookout for Bird in future - she and the world in which she traveled sound fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-12271099903823727352011-08-22T10:59:41.725-04:002011-08-22T10:59:41.725-04:00I wonder what the Penguinistas chose to omit for t...I wonder what the Penguinistas chose to omit for this abridgment?<br /><br />I've read Bird's book on Japan, but not this one, which has become a Western Americana classic.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-60216664784989789242011-08-22T08:50:43.323-04:002011-08-22T08:50:43.323-04:00But Richard, cannibalism IS something lighter for ...But Richard, cannibalism IS something lighter for YOU! :--)rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.com