Liz And Nellie

Author : Shonna Slayton
Publisher : Amaretto Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780997449914

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Liz and Nellie by Shonna Slayton Pdf

Victorian Race Around the World: Two women reporters try to beat Jules Verne's record. New York City, November 14, 1889. Young newspaper reporter Nellie Bly sets sail on the Augusta Victoria for a trip around the world. She plans to beat Jules Verne's fictional record from the novel Around the World in Eighty Days. She thinks she can circumnavigate the globe in under seventy-five days, and prove that a woman can do what no man has even tried. Hours later, and unbeknownst to Nellie, another writer, Elizabeth Bisland boards a train going in the opposite direction attempting to beat Nellie back to New York. Elizabeth is a reluctant player in this high-stakes publicity stunt, but financial needs outweigh her pride. Neither woman is prepared for what will happen on this trip, or how the race will change her. This fascinating novel covers these historical topics and more: - early women reporters - travel during Victorian times - includes Nellie Bly's visit with Jules Verne, himself

Author : Margaret Gurevich,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781524787554

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Who Was Nellie Bly? by Margaret Gurevich,Who HQ Pdf

Get ready to journey around the world with Nellie Bly--one of America's first investigative journalists. Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman had no idea that the open letter she'd written to a local newspaper in Pittsburgh in 1885 would change her life forever. The editor of the paper was so impressed with her writing, that he offered her a job! She'd later change her name to Nellie Bly and work as an investigative reporter in New York City. Known for her extraordinary and record-breaking trip around the world and her undercover investigation of a mental institution, Nellie Bly was one of the first female investigative reporters in the United States and a pioneer in the field of journalism.

Author : Nellie Addison
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781665521000

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A Few Things You Didn't Know by Nellie Addison Pdf

This book is about situations, problems, and mistakes people can see how they can solve and turn their life around and change their destiny. How they can face their fears, and how they can console the grief by being consistent and neve give up.

Author : Nellie Bly
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:SMP2300000139273

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The Collected Works of Nellie Bly. Illustrated by Nellie Bly Pdf

Nellie Bly (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran) was an American journalist, writer, and entrepreneur. She made a name for herself and pioneered the field of investigative journalism by writing an undercover expose on a woman’s lunatic asylum. Her colorful and hands-on reporting style earned her the nickname of “girl stunt reporter.” In 1889 she pitched the idea of a trip around the world to her editor. In the spirit of Jules Verne’s character Phileas Fogg, Bly proposed she could circle the globe in less than 80 days. On November 14, 1889, Nellie achieved her goal, having circled the globe in exactly 72 days, 6 hours, and 10 minutes. During her trip, Bly visited England, and France (where she met with Jules Verne), as well as Italy, the Suez Canal, Ceylon, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. Around the World in Seventy-Two Days Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly's Experience on Blackwell's Island. Six Months in Mexico

Author : John Van Druten
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : American drama
ISBN : 0573608067

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The Distaff Side by John Van Druten Pdf

Author : Nancy Ohlin
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781682633588

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It Can't Be Done, Nellie Bly! by Nancy Ohlin Pdf

This is the true story of Nellie Bly, a bold woman, reporter, and adventurer who set a world record for her famous journey around the globe. Nellie Bly was a nineteenth century newspaper reporter for the New York World, but instead of writing about "ladylike" subjects like tea parties and charity balls, Nellie wrote about critical social problems of her day—poor job conditions, dilapidated housing, and dishonest politicians. If someone told her "It can't be done, Nellie Bly," she went right ahead and did it anyway. So when Nellie read Jules Verne's novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, she was inspired to circle the globe herself in an attempt to beat the record of the fictional character Phileas Fogg. But would she go too far in her quest? Young fans of history will cheer for Nellie Bly as she embarks on her 22,000-mile trip. Equipped only with one sturdy travel dress, a small satchel, and a pet monkey she picks up in Singapore, Bly travels by ship, train, and foot, experiencing incredible events and places—from a monsoon at sea to a leper colony in China. This delightful true story of a woman with an indomitable spirit will inspire a new generation of young women and adventurers. Back matter includes additional information about Nellie Bly's life.

Author : Elizabeth Ehrlich
Publisher : Chelsea House
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Journalists
ISBN : 0791004287

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Nellie Bly by Elizabeth Ehrlich Pdf

Follows the life of the celebrated reporter, from her early days to her trip around the world and later triumphs.

Author : Karsonya Wise Whitehead
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781611173536

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Notes from a Colored Girl by Karsonya Wise Whitehead Pdf

This historical biography provides a scholarly analysis of the personal diaries of a young, freeborn mulatto woman during the Civil War years. In Notes from a Colored Girl, Karsonya Wise Whitehead examines the life and experiences of Emilie Frances Davis through a close reading of three pocket diaries she kept from 1863 to 1865. Whitehead explores Davis’s worldviews and politics, her perceptions of both public and private events, her personal relationships, and her place in Philadelphia’s free black community in the nineteenth century. The book also includes a six-chapter historical reconstruction of Davis’s life. While Davis’s entries provide brief, daily snapshots of her life, Whitehead interprets them in ways that illuminate nineteenth-century black American women’s experiences. Whitehead’s contribution of edited text and original narrative fills a void in scholarly documentation of women who dwelled in spaces between white elites, black entrepreneurs, and urban dwellers of every race and class. Drawing on scholarly traditions from history, literature, feminist studies, and sociolinguistics, Whitehead investigates Davis’s diary both as a complete literary artifact and in terms of her specific daily entries. With few primary sources written by black women during this time in history, Davis’s diary is a rare and extraordinarily valuable historical artifact.

Author : Sharron L. Willis
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781449755508

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In the Shadow of Thy Wings by Sharron L. Willis Pdf

Claudia Rose Pickett is a young woman who lives through the Civil War on a farm near Bloomfield, Missouri. She experiences all the horrors of war, including the death of neighbors and family members, destruction of property, intense fear, and hunger. Her fianc, Andy Norton, fights for the Union. When they become engaged, Claudia Rose expects to get married right away, but already the war has gone from being a threat to a reality. Andy refuses to get married until the war is over and he has all his limbs and can support a family. In the Shadow of Thy Wings is their love story, even though they are apart most of the time. Bloomfield, a small town in southeast Missouri, is a strategic spot for either army to set up headquarters at various times, making it an extremely dangerous area to live. All the main characters rely on their faith in God, even though they sometimes question where God is in all the madness.

Author : Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Cattle
ISBN : CORNELL:31924056401437

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American Jersey Herd Book by Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Pdf

Author : Robert Perks,Alistair Thomson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317371311

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The Oral History Reader by Robert Perks,Alistair Thomson Pdf

The Oral History Reader, now in its third edition, is a comprehensive, international anthology combining major, ‘classic’ articles with cutting-edge pieces on the theory, method and use of oral history. Twenty-seven new chapters introduce the most significant developments in oral history in the last decade to bring this invaluable text up to date, with new pieces on emotions and the senses, on crisis oral history, current thinking around traumatic memory, the impact of digital mobile technologies, and how oral history is being used in public contexts, with more international examples to draw in work from North and South America, Britain and Europe, Australasia, Asia and Africa. Arranged in five thematic sections, each with an introduction by the editors to contextualise the selection and review relevant literature, articles in this collection draw upon diverse oral history experiences to examine issues including: Key debates in the development of oral history over the past seventy years First hand reflections on interview practice, and issues posed by the interview relationship The nature of memory and its significance in oral history The practical and ethical issues surrounding the interpretation, presentation and public use of oral testimonies how oral history projects contribute to the study of the past and involve the wider community. The challenges and contributions of oral history projects committed to advocacy and empowerment With a revised and updated bibliography and useful contacts list, as well as a dedicated online resources page, this third edition of The Oral History Reader is the perfect tool for those encountering oral history for the first time, as well as for seasoned practitioners.

Author : Elizabeth Renzetti
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781487003050

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Shrewed by Elizabeth Renzetti Pdf

Why are there so few women in politics? Why is public space, whether it’s the street or social media, still so inhospitable to women? What does Carrie Fisher have to do with Mary Wollstonecraft? And why is a wedding ceremony Satan’s playground? These are some of the questions that bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Renzetti examines in her new collection of original essays. Drawing upon her decades of reporting on feminist issues, Shrewed is a book about feminism’s crossroads. From Hillary Clinton’s failed campaign to the quest for equal pay, from the lessons we can learn from old ladies to the future of feminism in a turbulent world, Renzetti takes a pointed, witty look at how far we’ve come — and how far we have to go. If Nellie McClung and Erma Bombeck had an IVF baby, this book would be the result. If they’d lived at the same time. And in the same country. And if IVF had been invented. Well, you get the point.

Author : Joseph John Szymanski
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440177712

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Betterton by Joseph John Szymanski Pdf

Why does a rich, handsome, ambitious and talented 26-year old former SEAL settle in a small town on the Chesapeake Bay, and unknowingly carry a rare dagger around his waist? Want to know more about antiques, auctions, starting your own business, planning for the future? What are your chances of finding something worth $75,000 every Wednesday at a country auction? What happens when a murder results from a rare dagger from Baghdad, worth over a million dollars? Why is it that a homicide brings out the worst and the best in people? Why is it that a possible murderer on the loose is easier to explain, but difficult to comprehend fully, in a small town where everyone knows the suspects involved? Is the suspected foul play a crime of passion, revenge, theft, or just malice aforethought? $ Betterton has a storyline that will have you yearning for more. Author Joseph Szymanski takes the reader on a racer-dip of suspense and uncertainty in a cliff hanger that will take your breath away! ANSWERS INSIDE!

Author : L. Ray Sears, III
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780359938995

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Sears Genealogical Catalogue - Ray's Notes Index by L. Ray Sears, III Pdf

Name Index (INDEX ONLY) of the 26,000 grtx-grandchildren of Richard Sears of Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony circa 1639. This index will point you to a record at Ancestry.com or Wikitree.com or into one of the twelve volumes of details about each generation of Richard's descendants. These descendants have been a critical part of every element of the history of the United States and the world. (INDEX ONLY)

Author : Behrman House,Stan J. Beiner
Publisher : Behrman House, Inc
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0867050772

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Sedra Scenes: Skits for Every Torah Portion by Behrman House,Stan J. Beiner Pdf

A collection of brief skits based on and emphasizing the biblical text of each weekly Torah portion.