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 | #585873 in Books |  Univ of Texas Pr |  2016-04-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.50 x1.00 x5.50l,1.50 | File type: PDF | 295 pages

 | Univ of Texas Pr

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| A great ride through the rich history of the bicycle in the U.S.|By WL|The moment that you meet the author in the book's introduction, wheeling through Georgetown morning traffic with amused awareness of a hostile gray Porsche, you know you’re in for a great ride through important highways and quirky byways of the history of the bicycle in the U.S. From when Philadelphia| |"[A] fascinating volume....Like them or loathe them, cyclists are reprising their initial role as adapters of disruptive technology. And Margaret Guroff's book provides a colorful and helpful map of where we've been, and where we all might go from here." -

With cities across the country adding miles of bike lanes and building bike-share stations, bicycling is enjoying a new surge of popularity in America. It seems that every generation or two, Americans rediscover the freedom of movement, convenience, and relative affordability of the bicycle. The earliest two-wheeler, the draisine, arrived in Philadelphia in 1819 and astonished onlookers with the possibility of propelling themselves "like lightning." Two centuries late...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life (Discovering America)   |  Margaret Guroff. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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