A Race Around the World: The True Story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland by Caroline Starr Rose, Alexandra Bye

A Race Around the World: The True Story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

Caroline Starr Rose, Alexandra Bye

32 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative medium-paced

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In 1889, New York reporter Nellie Bly—inspired by Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days—began a circumnavigation she hoped to complete in less time. Her trip was sponsored by her employer, The World. Just hours after her ship set out across th...

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