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The Collected Works of Nellie Bly (Annotated):
Nellie BlyNellie Bly was born Elizabeth Cochrane in 1864; women customarily used pen names in journalism, so she took up the name Nellie Bly when she began working for the Pittsburgh Dispatch. Bly began writing for the Dispatch as a young ...
Nellie Bly and Investigative Journalism for Kids: Mighty ...
Ellen Mahoney“all was calm” Kroeger, Nellie Bly, 4. “justice of the peace in 1840” Kroeger, Nellie Bly, 3. “doctor, a dentist” Macy, Bylines, 8. “a mean and abusive drunk” Kroeger, Nellie Bly, 15. “My age is 14” Kroeger, Nellie Bly, 20. “[I have] seen mother ...
Nellie Bly: daredevil, reporter, feminist
Brooke KroegerIn tracing the trajectory of Nellie Bly's life as a woman and a critic and a crusader, in describing how Bly did it - how she relentlessly drove herself to surmount challenge after challenge - Brooke Kroeger gives us not only an inspiring ...
Nellie Bly: A Name to Be Reckoned With
Stephen KrenskyNellie Bly wasn't always Nellie Bly. First she was Elizabeth Cochrane, a shy girl from Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania. All her life Elizabeth had been told, "girls can' t do this" and "girls can't do that." Even the newspaper the Pittsburgh Dispatch ...
Nellie Bly: Daredevil, Reporter, Feminist
Brooke KroegerNellie Bly viewed every situation as an opportunity to make a significant difference in other peoples lives as well as her own.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Nellie BlyThe book comprised Bly's reportage for the New York World while on an undercover assignment in which she feigned insanity at a women's boarding house, so as to be involuntarily committed to an insane asylum.
The Nellie Bly Collection: The Books
Tri FritzHowever, to her surprise, the World did not offer Nellie a bonus in pay despite the increase in circulation she had created. Upset over the sleight,Nellie Bly resigned from the newspaper. Though unemployed, Nellie wasnot shortof opportunities ...
Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and Other Writings
Nellie BlyNellie Bly Jean Marie Lutes. P E N G U I N B O O K S Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) LLC 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 USA | Canada | UK | Ireland | Australia | New Zealand |India| South Africa |China ...
Zero Days: The Real Life Adventure of Captain Bligh, Nellie ...
Barbara EgbertThe Real Life Adventure of Captain Bligh, Nellie Bly, and 10-Year-Old Scrambler on the Pacific Crest Trail Barbara Egbert ... The trio—who adopted the trail names Nellie Bly, Captain Bligh, and Scrambler—weathered the heat of the Mojave, ...
Wisdom of Eccentric Old Men: A Study of Type and Secondary ...
Peter BlySee also Leganes Italy: composer, 117; men, 2o1n6 Izquierdo, Jose, 104-6, 121, 124, 126-30, 179-80; as art model, ... Mr, ' 4 Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 114 Jose Prades, Juana de, 186n5 Juliana, 163-6 "Julian de Capadocia," 89 ...
Nellie Bly
Shannon KnudsenFollows the life of the celebrated reporter, from her early days to her trip around the world and later triumphs.
Nellie Bly
Elizabeth EhrlichFollows the life of the celebrated reporter, from her early days to her trip around the world and later triumphs.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Nellie BlyPen name of American pioneer female journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran.
The Kershner families of Maryland, 1731-1977
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Barbra Streisand: the untold story
Nellie BlyChronicles the life of the singer and actress, from her lonely childhood, to her Broadway and Hollywood triumphs, to her love affairs and friendships
Bylines: A Photobiography of Nellie Bly
Sue MacyThe life story of this daring news reporter, globetrotter, and advocate for women's rights is presented chronologically from birth to death.
Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times
Dr. Laurence J. PeterFrom the author of the multimillion-selling The Peter Principle, and The Peter Prescription, here is a timeless collection of some of history's greatest and best-expressed thoughts.
Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times
Laurence J. PeterFrom the author of the multimillion-selling The Peter Principle, and The Peter Prescription, here is a timeless collection of some of history's greatest and best-expressed thoughts.
Nellie Bly, Reporter for the World
Charles Parlin GravesA biography of one of the first women reporters, whose trip around the world in less than eighty days made her an international celebrity.
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's ...
Matthew Goodman. . The story of these two pioneering women unfolds amid the excitement, setbacks, crises, missed opportunities and a global trek unlike any other in its time. . .
Copper Hill
Stephen BlyCopper Hill paints a compelling picture of a family in the process of dealing with circumstances that seem out of control.
My Lord Bag of Rice: New and Selected Stories
Carol BlyA collection of stories set in the Upper Midwest introduces a cast of characters who are products of their environment, but stand apart slightly from their world. Original.
Peter Pan - Hello, my name is Peter
Robert SteinerSixty years after the original story, Wendy must face her fears and weaknesses and return to Neverland to rescue Peter from certain doom in this final and most touching chapter of the ever youthful legend of Peter Pan.
Before I Met You: A Novel
Lisa JewellPeter Lawler. He sounded like he might be a financial adviser. Or a solicitor. The intercom crackled, and the sound of an elderly lady's voice emerged. “Yes?” “Oh, hello. I'm looking for a Peter Lawler.” “Who?” “Peter Lawler.” “Peter Morler?” “No ...
Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England
PreviewS. P. Cerasano, Mary Bly, Heather Anne Hirschfeld ... not least of all, theatrical audiences. A gathering of reviews explores related areas. S. P. CERASANO Editor Contributors Douglas Arrell is a Senior Scholar in the Department 7 Foreword.
The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong
Dr. Laurence J. PeterWith the wit of Mark Twain, the psychological acuity of Sigmund Freud, and the theoretical impact of Isaac Newton, Dr. Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull’s The Peter Principle brilliantly explains how incompetence and its accompanying ...
The Official Rules: 5,427 Laws, Principles, and Axioms to ...
Paul Dickson280 Peter's Paradoxical Paradox of incompetence; every post tends to be filled by an employee incompetent to ... Peter's Theorem: Incompetence plus incompetence equals incompetence. (Dr. LaurenceJ. Peter and Peter Hull, from their book ...
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