The daring Nellie Bly America's star reporter
Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a "stunt reporter" for the New York World newspaper in the late 1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had.
Main Author: | Christensen, Bonnie. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Knopf,
c2003.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a "stunt reporter" for the New York World newspaper in the late 1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had. |
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Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
Awards: |
A Junior Library Guild selection. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
0375815686 (trade) 0375915680 (lib. bdg.) |
Author Notes: |
She was an author, artist, and book illustrator. Her first book, An Edible Alphabet, was published in 1994. She wrote and illustrated a number of picture books including Django: World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist, Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People, Fabulous: A Portrait of Andy Warhol, The Daring Nelly Bly: America's Star Reporter, A Single Pebble: A Story of the Silk Road, and Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King. She died of ovarian cancer on January 12, 2015 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) |