Raynors HCA 2018-03
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SEAMAN, Elizabeth Cochrane(1864-1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within. She was a pioneer in her field, and launched a new kind of investigative journalism. Bly was also a writer, industrialist, inventor, and a charity worker. Autograph Note Signed on fine embossed stationary 1pp. 12mo, August 7, 1911 and reads “I am pleased to send you my autograph Alizabeth Cochrane Seaman ‘Nellie Bly.’” Fine condition.
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