Following Nellie Bly her record-beraking race around the world
In Which Nellie Proposes to Girdle the Earth -- In Which Nellie Crosses the Atlantic -- In Which Nellie Meets Jules Verne -- In Which Nellie Gets Back on Track -- In Which Nellie is Delayed in Colombo -- In Which Nellie Travels to Kandy -- In Which Nellie Makes It Half-Way Round the World -- In Whic...
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Pen & Sword History
2021
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | In Which Nellie Proposes to Girdle the Earth -- In Which Nellie Crosses the Atlantic -- In Which Nellie Meets Jules Verne -- In Which Nellie Gets Back on Track -- In Which Nellie is Delayed in Colombo -- In Which Nellie Travels to Kandy -- In Which Nellie Makes It Half-Way Round the World -- In Which Nellie Experiences Peaks and Troughs -- In Which Nellie Spends Christmas in Canton -- In Which Nellie Falls in Love with Japan -- In Which Nellie Meets the Great Buddha -- In Which Nellie Triumphs -- In Which Nellie is Laid to Rest -- In Which Nellie is Born to Be a Journalist -- Appendix 1: Nellie Bly's Life -- Appendix 2: Nellie's Round the World Itinerary -- Appendix 3: Rosemary's Round the World Itinerary -- Map of the Journeys "Intrepid journalist Nellie Bly raced through a ‘man’s world’ — alone and literally with just the clothes on her back — to beat the fictional record set by Jules Verne’s Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days. She won the race on 25 January 1890, covering 21,740 miles by ocean liner and train in 72 days, and became a global celebrity. Although best known for her record-breaking journey, even more importantly Nellie Bly pioneered investigative journalism and paved the way for women in the newsroom. Her undercover reporting, advocacy for women's rights, crusades for vulnerable children, campaigns against oppression and steadfast conviction that 'nothing is impossible' makes the world that she circled a better place. Adventurer, journalist and author, Rosemary J Brown, set off 125 years later to retrace Nellie Bly’s footsteps in an expedition registered with the Royal Geographical Society. Through her recreation of that epic global journey, she brings to life Nellie Bly’s remarkable achievements and shines a light on one of the world's greatest female adventurers and a forgotten heroine of history."--Publisher description The remarkable story of one of the great pioneering women adventurers of the 19th century |
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| Beschreibung: | x, 172 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Karten, Portraits (schwarz-weiß) 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781526761408 978-1-52676-140-8 |