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Ten days in a mad-house  Cover Image Book Book

Ten days in a mad-house / Nellie Bly.

Summary:

In 1887, Nellie Bly went undercover for the New York World newspaper by feigning insanity to investigate conditions at the Blackwell's Island insane asylum.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781519649263
  • ISBN: 1519649266
  • Physical Description: 100 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: [Charleston, S.C.] : [CreateSpace], [2015]
Subject: Bly, Nellie, 1864-1922.
Psychiatric hospitals > New York (State) > New York.
Mentally ill > Commitment and detention > New York (State) > New York.
Hospitals > New York (State) > New York.
Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.)

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  • 2 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Trails Regional-Holden 616.89 Bly (Text) 2204642835 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Trails Regional-Warrensburg 616.89 Bly (Text) 2204642843 Adult Non-Fiction In transit -
Scenic Regional-Owensville 362.21 BLY (Text) 3006035356 NonFiction Available -
Washington Public Library 616.89 BLY (Text) 3151065767 Non-Fiction In transit -

Summary: In 1887, Nellie Bly went undercover for the New York World newspaper by feigning insanity to investigate conditions at the Blackwell's Island insane asylum.

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