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American Experience: Around the World in 72 Days DVD

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Item #: WA9342
Nellie Bly talked her way into a job on a newspaper, then went on to become "the best reporter in America." To expose abuse of the mentally ill, she had herself committed. But when she traveled around the world in just 72 days, beating Jules Verne's fictional escapade, she became a world celebrity. Her exploits earned her a reputation for ... More
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Nellie Bly talked her way into a job on a newspaper, then went on to become "the best reporter in America." To expose abuse of the mentally ill, she had herself committed. But when she traveled around the world in just 72 days, beating Jules Verne's fictional escapade, she became a world celebrity. Her exploits earned her a reputation for fearlessness and, in the process, she changed the way news was gathered and reported.

Color and black and white footage

Producer: Christine Lesiak
Production Year: 2005
Copyright Year: 1997
Rating: TV-PG
Narrator: David Ogden Stiers
Number of Discs: 1
Length: 56 minutes
Audio Format: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 4x3 Full Screen

2 Reviews
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Boots S.
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
What a woman
Review by Boots S. on 07/17/20 review stating What a woman
I accidentally ran into Nellie Bly on the internet. After reading about her I read Ten Days in a Madhouse which she wrote (reported on) in 1887. She was excellent in exposing the horrors of a mental institution. I simply had to see something more about this girl. I found her documentary at the PBS shop. American Experience: Around the World in 72 Days did not disappoint. It not only covered the 72 days she traveled around the world breaking Phineas Foggs record of 80 days depicted in Jules Vernes Around the World in 80 Days, but also covered much of her life as well. I really liked it.
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Neptune
Anonymous User
4.0 star rating
07/17/20
A great voyage
Review by Neptune on 07/17/20 review stating A great voyage
Well done DVD, would have liked a bit more about the latter years but guess there was not that much to say? What a courageous woman in the world of male dominated journalism. It would be interesting if she were alive today, she would have been on the forefront of all the news. She was the first.

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Boots S. reviewed American Experience: Around the World in 72 Days DVD
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What a woman
Review by Boots S. review stating What a woman
I accidentally ran into Nellie Bly on the internet. After reading about her I read Ten Days in a Madhouse which she wrote (reported on) in 1887. She was excellent in exposing the horrors of a mental institution. I simply had to see something more about this girl. I found her documentary at the PBS shop. American Experience: Around the World in 72 Days did not disappoint. It not only covered the 72 days she traveled around the world breaking Phineas Foggs record of 80 days depicted in Jules Vernes Around the World in 80 Days, but also covered much of her life as well. I really liked it.
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