A Race Around the World: The True Story of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland (She Made History)

FROM SARAH:

Written by our beloved Caroline Starr Rose (author of Waxwing’s own Books Up the Mountain), this thrilling biography whisks readers into the high‑stakes, real‑life journey of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland — two daring journalists who set out in 1889 to circle the globe faster than anyone ever had. A fascinating and fun adventure!

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

In 1889, New York reporter Nellie Bly—inspired by Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days—began a circumnavigation she hoped to complete in less time. Her trip was sponsored by her employer, The World. Just hours after her ship set out across the Atlantic, another New York publication put writer Elizabeth Bisland on a westbound train. Bisland was headed around the world in the opposite direction, thinking she could beat Bly's time. Only one woman could win the race, but both completed their journeys in record time.

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