The mechanical horse : how the bicycle reshaped American life /
Guroff, Margaret, 1962-
The mechanical horse : how the bicycle reshaped American life / Margaret Guroff. - First edition. - 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Discovering America . - Discovering America series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The birth of the bike -- The need for speed -- The wheel, the woman, and the human body -- Paving the way for cars -- From producers to consumers -- The infinite highway of the air -- The cycles of war -- The king of the neighborhood -- The great American bicycle boom -- Bike messengers, tourists, and mountain bikers -- Are we there yet?
9780292743625 (cloth : alk. paper)
2015033562
Bicycles--History.--United States
Cycling--Social aspects--United States.
TL410 / .G78 2016
303.48/320973
The mechanical horse : how the bicycle reshaped American life / Margaret Guroff. - First edition. - 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Discovering America . - Discovering America series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The birth of the bike -- The need for speed -- The wheel, the woman, and the human body -- Paving the way for cars -- From producers to consumers -- The infinite highway of the air -- The cycles of war -- The king of the neighborhood -- The great American bicycle boom -- Bike messengers, tourists, and mountain bikers -- Are we there yet?
9780292743625 (cloth : alk. paper)
2015033562
Bicycles--History.--United States
Cycling--Social aspects--United States.
TL410 / .G78 2016
303.48/320973