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Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
by Goodman, Matthew
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0345527275
- ISBN 13
- 9780345527271
- Seller
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Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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About This Item
Ballantine Books. Softcover. Very Good. Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World" (ISBN: 9780345527271): "Eighty Days" by Matthew Goodman recounts the remarkable and true story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, two pioneering female journalists who embarked on a history-making race around the world in 1889. In an era when such a journey was considered daring and nearly impossible for women, Bly and Bisland set out on their respective journeys in opposite directions. Bly, an investigative journalist, aimed to beat the fictional record set by Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg, while Bisland, a literary writer, sought to circumnavigate the globe in a more leisurely fashion. Goodman's narrative provides a thrilling account of their adventures, the challenges they faced, and the global attention their race garnered. "Eighty Days" offers a fascinating glimpse into the pioneering spirit of these two women and the historical context of their extraordinary journey. Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear. May have remainder marks, often with a black dot or similar mark, to the top or bottom edge of the book.
Synopsis
Matthew Goodman is the author of two other nonfiction books, The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York and Jewish Food: The World at Table . The recipient of two MacDowell fellowships and one Yaddo fellowship, he has taught creative writing at numerous universities and workshops. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and children.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quixotic Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- QB00811
- Title
- Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
- Author
- Goodman, Matthew
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0345527275
- ISBN 13
- 9780345527271
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- Qe15
- This edition first published
- 2014-03-11
- Keywords
- Non-fiction, History, Women's history, Adventure, Travel, Journalism, Race, Gender.
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Quixotic Books
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Launceston, Tasmania
About Quixotic Books
Quixotic Books is an independent bookstore in Launceston (Tasmania). We specialize in titles difficult to find offered in Australia, with an emphasis on history. We also offer a Book Finder Service, where we track down books you cannot find.
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