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Lifetime: 1861 - 1929 Passed: ≈ 96 years ago

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Elizabeth Bisland

Books by Elizabeth Bisland

In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World by Elizabeth Bisland Cover image

In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World by Elizabeth Bisland

Adventure Non-Fiction Travel Biography
19th century Adventure Travel Journey Competition Feminist Around the world Cosmopolitan Phileas Fogg Nellie Bly New York World Record

In "In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World", Elizabeth Bisland recounts her own attempt to circumnavigate the globe, racing against journalist Nellie Bly in a real-life echo of Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days." Bisland, dispa...