Adventures in the Rocky Mountains

Just didn't click with this book, which is a collection of letter excerpts from A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (1879) in this Penguin Great Journeys book.

Apart from the horribly dated sentiments about the native Americans (P.4: They were all hideous and filthy, and swarming with vermin.) this book outlines the authors interesting exploration into the relative wilderness of Colorado.

Not without some reservation about (and jealousy of) a woman diagnosed too ill to have a job, but who may travel freely and seems unencumbered by a lack of finance, I found myself battling a bit to stay motivated to keep reading this book.

I am not sure if it is the writing style, the language or the minor irritation of the repetition of the dialogue (about assisting with mustering cattle) or the repeated mention of Hawaiian clothing, it just didn't click with me.