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Matthew goodman chronicles the two journeys in his new book eighty days. I expect very few of todays readers had any knowledge of an around the world race between two young women working for competing newspapers in late 1800s new york city. The unlikeliest of champions, the 194950 city college beavers were extraordinary by every measure. A vivid recreation of a race around the world, eighty days tells the story of nellie bly and elizabeth bisland as they journey one east and one west to see who can make it first. The recipient of two macdowell fellowships and one yaddo fellowship, he has taught creative writing at numerous universities and. National bestseller on november 14, 1889, nellie bly, the crusading young female reporter for joseph pulitzers world newspaper, left new york city by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from new york that dayand heading in the opposite direction by trainwas a young journalist from the cosmopolitan magazine, elizabeth bisland. Matthew goodman author of eighty days and the moon and.
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