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The mechanical horse : how the bicycle reshaped American life / Margaret Guroff.

By: Series: Discovering America seriesPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780292743625 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.48/320973 23
LOC classification:
  • TL410 .G78 2016
Contents:
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?
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks TL410 .G78 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001396794

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?

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