Girl around the world
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This is the story of Dorothy Kilgallen's participation in a 1936 travel adventure. 2 New York journalists, Herbert Ekins of the World-Telegram and Leo Kieran of the New York Times originally were going to compete to see who could travel the world in the shortest amount of time. When the race began in September of 1936, Dorothy Kilgallen was a last minute addition to the contest. One of the advisories was that you had to use travel that was available to the general public. Ekins did not follow that rule, taking advantage of various methods that the general public would not have access to and using his influence to make sure he won the contest. DK was a "rookie" crime reporter for the Hearst paper The Evening Journal at the time. She and Kieran completed the world tour in 24 days and Ekins completed his journey in 18 days.
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When I say that I've been looking for a copy of this book to read for years, I'm not exaggerating. Long out of print and a rare/expensive find, I finally traveled to read a library copy. Given how long I've waited, my rating may be a bit biased, but I'm also quite confident I would have enjoyed this book without already being an admirer of the author.
In 1936, journalist Dorothy Kilgallen set off on an around-the-world competition to attempt to break the world record at the time. The book catalogs her journey, detailing a number of places from Germany to Manila. Charming as ever, the book is a fun, adventurous, and inspiring account. It's also interesting to hear what the world was like at that time.
It's too bad this book didn't have more printings or a digitalization. People have forgotten what a trailblazer Dorothy Kilgallen was for women during her lifetime. This book is an excellent example, especially since it was still early on in her career. I'm grateful to have finally been able to read it.
