Nellie vs. Elizabeth

It's Nellie Bly's birthday, so it seems like a perfect day to read and review this beautiful adventure of the true story of a race between two famous women journalists of their day to see who could beat the other in a race around the world. Nellie Bly was the more famous and popular journalist, and Elizabeth Bisland was the more poetic journalist. They both set out in opposite directions to see who could make it all the way around the world first in less time than the character in Jules Verne's beloved novel, Around the World in Eighty Days.

The illustrations are delightful and the text is compelling. The book is full of quotes from newspapers of the day about each woman's trip and from the two women themselves. There is also information about the complete lives of both women.