Around the World in 72 Days: The Audacious Adventures of Nellie Bly (1997; Dvd Edition, 2006)

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AROUND THE WORLD IN 72 DAYS: THE AUDACIOUS ADVENTURES OF NELLIE BLY (1997; DVD EDITION, 2006)

American Experience, WGBH

About midway through this appealing, tightly focused, PBS "American Experience" episode, Catherine Robe points out that, "Always, the main character in any Nellie Bly story is Nellie Bly herself, and she was very much a character." This video biography plays that theme consistently, and in the process speaks to viewers who might have only a general sense of women journalists in the late nineteenth century, or none at all. The production is a compelling introduction to the energetic and influential Bly. But at the same time it only alludes to major themes …