Nellie Bly's 72 day trip around the world
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Reporter Nellie Bly became one of America's first investigative journalists, often working undercover.
In 1889 Joseph Pulitzer's New York World sponsors a 72 day trip around the world featuring daily reports filed by telegraph by Nellie Bly.
Around the World in Seventy-Two Days is an 1890 book by journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, writing under her pseudonym, Nellie Bly.
Reporter Nellie Bly became one of America's first investigative journalists, often working undercover.
In 1889 Joseph Pulitzer's New York World sponsors a 72 day trip around the world featuring daily reports filed by telegraph by Nellie Bly.
Around the World in Seventy-Two Days is an 1890 book by journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, writing under her pseudonym, Nellie Bly.
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