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Around the World in Seventy-Two Days;With a Biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore
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First published in 1890, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days is a chronicle of Elizabeth Seamans record-breaking trip around the world in the footsteps of Jules Vernes fictional character Phileas Fogg. A fantastic real-life adventure tale highly recommended for those with an interest in travel writing and journalism in general. Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1864-1922), also known as Nellie Bly, was an American industrialist, journalist, charity worker, and inventor. Together with her famous trip, she is also remembered for feigning insanity in order to infiltrate and write an exposé on an insane asylum. Contents include: A Proposal to Girdle the Earth, The Start, Southampton to Jules Vernes, Jules Verne at Home, On to Brindisi, An American Heiress, Two Beautiful Black Eyes, Aden to Colombo, Delayed Five Days, In the Pirate Seas, Against the Monsoon, etc. Read & Co. Travel is republishing this classic travelogue now complete with an introductory biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore.
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