Two-Wheeled World of George B. Thayer

Informationen zum Autor Kevin J. Hayes is the author of several books concerning American literature, history, and culture, including An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887 (Nebraska, 2002). Klappentext Kevin J. Hayes is the author of several books concerning American literature! history! and culture! including An American Cycling Odyssey! 1887 (Nebraska! 2002). Zusammenfassung More than a century ago, George B. Thayer took his own first “century”, or one-hundred-mile bicycle ride. The Two-Wheeled World of George B. Thayer brings to life the experience of late nineteenth-century cycling through the heartfelt story of this important cycling pioneer. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations     Preface     Acknowledgments     1. The Century     2. The White Mountains     3. The Road to Omaha     4. The Way to San Francisco     5. Eastbound and Down     6. From New England to Old     7. The Grand Tour     8. The Rise of the Dwarf     9. The Swish of the Fat Pneumatics     10. The Wheel and the Gun     11. The End of an Era     Notes     Index

Product details

• Authors: Kevin J Hayes, Kevin J. Hayes
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9780803255258
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-5525-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Motorsport, motorcycle sport, bicycle sport, aviation sport; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries