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Examines the scope and nature of the bicycle's wartime uses, telling the story behind a seemingly innocuous device and its role in the modern military world. Contains chapters on the experimental years, the Boer War, WWII and the home front, and the bicycle in Vietnam. Annotation c. by Book News, In.
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The first ever color history of the American bicycle industry, from the high-wheelers a century ago to the high-tech lightweight wonders of today, The American Bicycle examines the bicycle's shift from transportation to recreation, its uniquely "American" design, plus collecting and nostalgia. 250 illustrations, 200 in colour.
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Recounts the development of bicycle racing in the U.S., explains why its
popularity faded, and includes profiles of major American cyclists of the
past.
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It focuses on the British bicycle industry in the interwar years and in the 1980s and the 1990s - periods characterized by modernization of production and of industrial organization, by changing relations among players in the industry.
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World champion at 19...One of the first black athletes to become world champion in any sport...1-mile record holder...American sprint champion in 1898, 1899, 1900...triumphant tours of Europe and Australia...Victories against all European champions...
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A history of the Schwinn bicycle.
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Celebrates the high-rise bike from the 1960s and 1970s with color photos
and a collectors' value guide.
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In this lively biography of the world's largest bicycle manufacturer in
the late 1800s who would be king of the fledgling auto industry.
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A comprehensive history of the development of the British bicycle industry from the perspective of business and economic history. Focusing on themes such as entrepreneurship, personal capitalism, and organization, technological and cultural change.
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Three-time Tour de France winner Greg Lemond offers an introduction to this richly illustrated study of the legendary bicycle race.
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A mega bike book for the bicycle fanatic covering every imaginable topic applicable to human-powered vehicles, including technology, physiology, transport, sociology, politics, amusement, creativity, and spirituality. Full of practical and offbeat b&w illustrations and jillions of appendices.
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An account of the origins of mountain biking which centres on the first
mountain bike race, Repack.
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Frances Willard was a hardy, clear-spoken New England Temperance/Suffrage activist of the late 19th century. Until age 16, she had free run of the world, but then was bound by the corsets and hoops and restrictions of womanhood. That is, until she turned 53 and received the gift of "a wheel" -- a safety bicycle
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Outstanding photographs of some of the rarest and most unique bicycles
left on earth. Written in both English and Italian. I recommend this book
to all bicycle enthusiasts.
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In 1935 25-year-old Birchmore circled the globe
via bicycle: Around the World on a Bicycle presents a lively armchair
adventure which examines his many lively world encounters and the trials
of visiting relatively primitive environments via bicycle. A fine blend of
history and cultural insights: delightful and fun.
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Describes how the emancipated women of the late nineteenth century were
portrayed by the humorists of the English and American press.
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This is the lively story of the only bicycle corps the U.S. Army ever authorized. Using buffalo soldiers, this 1890s African-American unit conducted drills and exercises on wheels. They rode into Northern Montana on muddy trails and toured Yellowstone on their 100-pound iron bicycles.
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