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This is the story of Nellie Bly's trip around the world in 1889, using primarily steamships and railroads. She wanted to best the 80 day trip around the world portrayed in Jules Verne's famous novel. One of the neatest parts of her trip is that she went out of the way to visit Jules Verne and his wife in France, and she recounts the meeting in detail.

This trip was quite an achievement for a woman traveling alone in the late 19th century.

Nellie Bly certainly had #mysteriousways when she set out to circle the globe in less time than Jules Verne‘s 80 days. At a time where women rarely worked and stayed mostly to the home, Nelly was a pioneer.

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