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As the winner, arriving back in 72 days, bly briefly became a national figure, but fame. Also departing from new york that dayand heading in the opposite direction by trainwas a young journalist from the cosmopolitan magazine. This background continues to inform her paintings, which create a visceral sense. They could if they chose to, carry the empire along with them on their travels, as. Nellie bly and elizabeth bislands historymaking race around the world kindle edition by goodman, matthew. Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive reform club, enigmatic englishman phileas fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise.
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