This book is about three individuals who were inspired by the novel Around the World in Eighty Days. The challenge of circumnavigating the globe was what drove these three to this challenge. Thomas Stevens made the journey on a classic bicycle. Then pioneer reporter Nellie Bly embarked and brought age of the American celebrity as her progress was published in newspapers everywhere. Finally, a retired sea captain Joshua Slocum set sail, having the worst dreams and flashbacks, to become the first person to sail around the world alone.
