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Description edit
In the late 1880s, Frank Lenz of Pittsburgh, a renowned high-wheel racer and long-distance tourist, dreamed of cycling around the world. He finally got his chance by recasting himself as a champion of the downsized “safety-bicycle” with inflatable tires, the forerunner of the modern road bike... read more
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Quotes edit
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“It seems very easy to ride a bicyle. But it gets very monotonous and tiresome after a few thousand miles.”
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“While crossing a railroad bridge spanning a steep ravine, an express train suddenly lurched around the bend. Instead of beating a hasty retreat, Lenz suspended himself off one side of the trestle. With one hand he clung to the underside of a tie and with the other he dangled his bicycle by its front wheel. The train promptly flew by within two feet of his upper hand, while hte bridge trembled and groaned.”
First Sentence edit
He rides with a dash and daring that can almost be called recklessness.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue: Alton, illinois, October 28, 2952
I: On the road
1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1887
2. Athens, Greece, January 4, 1891
3. Pittsburgh, August 9, 1891
4. Peking, China, November 3, 1892
5. Shanghai, China, December 15, 1892
6. Vancouver, Canada, December 20, 1892
7. Kiukiang, China, January 27, 1893
8. Ardmore, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1893
9. Calcutta, India, September 17, 1893
II: The search
10. East Liverpool,Ohio, October 12, 1894
11. Constantinople, Turkey, March 23, 1895
12. Erzurum, Turkey, May 13, 1895
13. Erzurum, September 9, 1895
14. Erzurum, October 19, 1895
III: Epilogue
15. Repercussions
16. Reflections
Notes on sources
Acknowledgments
Photo credits
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- David V. Herlihy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-547-19557-5
Page Count: 326
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-547-19557-5
Page Count: 326
Awards edit
- Amazon Best of the Month (June 2010, #6)
- Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year (2010: Nonfiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: GV105 L463 H47 2010
- Dewey: 796.6092
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