Bylines:APhotobiographyofNellieBly
- 作者
- 出版社 NationalGeographicSocietyChildren's
- 出版时间 2009年10月
- ISBN 9781426305146
- 定价 228.20
内容简介
Bylinesisthelatesttitlefromaward-winningbiographerSueMacy.NellieBlywasapioneeringAmericanjournalistwholivedbythebeliefthatEnergyrightlyappliedanddirectedwillaccomplishanything.ThiscredotookherfromhumbleoriginsinCochran'sMill,Pennsylvania,atownnamedafterherfather,tothemostexoticcitiesaroundtheglobebythetimeshewas25.NellieBlywasbornElizabethJaneCochranin1864,inanagewhenmanywomenledunassuminglives.Herlifewouldmakepeoplesitupandtakenotice:Whenshewasn'tmakinghistoryherself,shewaswritingaboutotherswhodid.RarelyhasanyoneleftamoredetailedrecordofherplaceintheworldthanNellieBly.Inaverypubliclife,shesharedherfeelingsandopinionsthroughherwritingandembracedthestrugglesofallclassesofAmericanswhowerefightingfortheirrights.Thestoryofthetwodecadesbeforeandaftertheturnofthe20thcenturywasherstory,andshewrotewithapowerfulpen.Herstuntjournalismincludedgettingherselfcommittedtoaninsaneasylumforwomenandcirclingtheglobeinamere72days.SheprofiledleadersfromSusanB.AnthonytoEugeneV.Debs,exposedcorruption,andofferedherreadersatraveloguethatexpandedtheirhorizons,evenasitmadetheworldalittlesmaller.Herwordsliveonevennow,andSueMacy'smasterfulbiographyinvitesyoungreadersintoNellieBly'sAmerica,acountryatatimeofgreatgrowthandsocialchange.
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