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Eighty days : Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's history-making race around the world
1st edition.
Goodman, Matthew.
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Ballantine Books, |
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c2013. |
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xxiii, 449 p. : |
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9780345527264 |
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Eighty days : Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's history-making race around the world
1st edition.
Goodman, Matthew.
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Eighty days : Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's history-making race around the world
1st edition.
Goodman, Matthew.
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Goodman, Matthew.
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Title:
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Eighty days : Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's history-making race around the world / Matthew Goodman.
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Edition:
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1st edition.
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Publication info:
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New York : Ballantine Books, c2013.
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Physical description:
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xxiii, 449 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
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text txt
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unmediated n
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volume nc
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Personal subject:
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Bly, Nellie, 1864-1922--Travel.
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Personal subject:
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Bisland, Elizabeth, 1861-1929--Travel.
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Subject term:
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Women journalists--United States--Biography.
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Subject term:
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Voyages around the world.
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents:
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A free American girl -- The newspaper gods of Gotham -- The secret cupboard -- "How quick can a woman go around the world?" -- "I think I can beat Phileas Fogg's record" -- Living by railroad time -- A map of the world -- "Et ego in Arcadia" -- Baksheesh -- An English market town in China -- "The guessing match has begun in beautiful earnest" -- The other woman is going to win -- The Temple of the Dead -- The mysterious travel agent -- The special train -- "From Jersey to Jersey is around the world" -- Father Time outdone.
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Summary:
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On November 14, 1889, two young female journalists raced against one another, determined to outdo Jules Verne's fictional hero and circle the globe in less than 80 days. The dramatic race that ensued would span 28,000 miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors' lives forever.
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ISBN:
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9780345527264 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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ISBN:
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0345527267 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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ISBN:
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9780345527288 (ebook)
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ISBN:
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0345527283 (ebook)
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6060735
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LCCN:
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2012046344
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