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   Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World

   Matthew Goodman

   “No female reporter before her had ever seemed quite so audacious, so willing to risk personal safety in pursuit of a story.”

   The remarkable tale of pioneering Victorian journalist Nellie Bly, who set out to race around the world in 80 days, featuring wonderful illustrations of her packing list by Wendy MacNaughton:

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