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Around the World in 72 Days
Book • 2017
This book details Nellie Bly's historic journey around the world, which she completed in 72 days, 6 hours, and 11 minutes.
Inspired by Jules Verne's 'Around the World in 80 Days', Bly traveled by steamships, trains, and other modes of transport, facing numerous challenges including Victorian societal attitudes and competitive pressure from another female reporter, Elizabeth Bisland.
The book includes her accounts of exotic locales, strange customs, and the people she met during her journey, which was sponsored by the New York World newspaper.
Bly's trip was a groundbreaking feat that made her an international celebrity and a symbol of female empowerment.
Inspired by Jules Verne's 'Around the World in 80 Days', Bly traveled by steamships, trains, and other modes of transport, facing numerous challenges including Victorian societal attitudes and competitive pressure from another female reporter, Elizabeth Bisland.
The book includes her accounts of exotic locales, strange customs, and the people she met during her journey, which was sponsored by the New York World newspaper.
Bly's trip was a groundbreaking feat that made her an international celebrity and a symbol of female empowerment.
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