American Experience · SEASON 9
Around the World in 72 Days
Episode 9 · 1997-04-28
- Documentary
Episode overview
At the age of nineteen, Nellie Bly talked her way into an improbable job on a newspaper, then went on to become "the best reporter in America." She was serious and spunky. To expose abuse of the mentally ill, she had herself committed. But when she travelled around the world in just 72 days, beating Jules Verne's fictional escapade, she turned herself into a world celebrity.
55 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1): The Long Campaign1996-10-06
2. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (2): The Bully Pulpit1996-10-06
3. The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie1997-01-20
4. Hawaii's Last Queen1997-01-27
5. The Telephone1997-02-03
6. Big Dream, Small Screen1997-02-10
7. New York Underground1997-02-17
8. Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern1997-04-14
9. Around the World in 72 Days1997-04-28
10. Gold Fever1997-05-12
11. Vietnam: A Television History (Part 1 & 2)1997-05-26
12. Vietnam: A Television History (3): LBJ Goes to War1997-06-02
13. Vietnam: A Television History (4): America Takes Charge1997-06-09
14. Vietnam: A Television History (5): America's Enemy1997-06-16
15. Vietnam: A Television History (6): Tet 19681997-06-23
16. Vietnam: A Television History (7): Vietnamizing the War1997-06-30
17. Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos1997-07-07
18. Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace is at Hand1997-07-14
19. Vietnam: A Television History (10): Homefront USA1997-07-21
20. Vietnam: A Television History (11): The End of the Tunnel1997-07-28
30. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (3): The Good Fight1996-10-07
31. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (4): Black Care1996-10-07
