Isabella Lucy Bird (1831-1904) was the daughter of a clergyman and grew up in Tattenhall, Cheshire. In 1873 she set off for the Rocky Moutains. Isabella's intrepid journeys within this fantastic landscape are relayed in the form of vivid letters she wrote to her adored sister, Henrietta.
One of the country's foremost young business reporters delivers a thrilling, definitive account of the financial crisis on Wall Street and in Washington.
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