TY  - BOOK
AU  - Guroff,Margaret
TI  - The mechanical horse: how the bicycle reshaped American life 
T2  - Discovering America
SN  - 9780292743625 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - TL410 .G78 2016
U1  - 303.48/320973 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Austin
PB  - University of Texas Press
KW  - Bicycles
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Cycling
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - 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?
ER  -