A Race Around the World : : the True Story of Nellie Bly & Elizabeth Bisland
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In 1889, New York reporter Nellie Bly, inspired by Jules Verne's book Around the World in 80 Days, began an around-the-world journey that she hoped to complete in less time. Her trip was sponsored by her employer, the newspaper The World. Just hours after her ship set out across the Atlantic, the publisher of The Cosmopolitan magazine put writer Elizabeth Bisland on a westbound train. Bisland was headed around the world in the opposite direction, thinking that she could beat Bly's time. Only one woman could win the race, but both Bly and Bisland completed their journeys in record time and experienced unforgettable adventures.
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PUBLISHED
Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2019.
Year Published: 2019
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780807500101
0807500100
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Bye, Alexandra,
SUBJECTS
Bly, Nellie, -- 1864-1922 -- Travel.
Bisland, Elizabeth, -- 1861-1929 -- Travel.
Women journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Voyages around the world.