TY - BOOK AU - Castaldo,Nancy F. AU - Lowe,Wesley TI - The race around the world: how Nellie Bly chased an impossible dream T2 - Totally true adventures SN - 9780553522785 PY - 2015///] CY - New York PB - Random House KW - Bly, Nellie, KW - Voyages around the world KW - Juvenile literature KW - Women journalists KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - When Nellie Bly read Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, she had an amazing idea. What if she traveled around the world in real life, and did it in less than eighty days? In 1889, people doubted it could be done -- especially by a woman. But with one small bag and a sturdy coat, Nellie set out anyway. Soon the whole world was rooting for her. Could she make it back home in time? ER -