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Elizabeth Bisland's Version: One Woman Goes East, the Other Goes West
FromA Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland
Elizabeth Bisland's Version: One Woman Goes East, the Other Goes West
FromA Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Nellie Bly isn’t the only woman to leave New York on November 14th to race around the world. On the same day, the editor of the Cosmopolitan magazine, John Brisben Walker, recognized the potential for a sensational story. He dispatched ( aka bribed, badgered, and threatened) his literary writer Elizabeth Bisland to jump into the race as well. But, instead of following the same path, Elizabeth took a westward route. She packs her items and jumps onto a train headed to San Francisco. While many know about the historical race from Nellie’s perspective, Elizabeth Bislands story is often left in the shadows and will provide an alternative perspective to going around the world. This episode sheds light on Elizabeth Bislands upbringing, her ambitions and talents, and how she got roped into this wild goose chase of a race.
Released:
Oct 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (18)
A Race Around the World Trailer: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland: On November 14th, 1889, two female writers entered a race to go around the world in under 80 days. Nellie Bly went east, and Elizabeth Bisland headed west. This eleven part series will unpack their whirlwind adventure and what it was like to... by A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland