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11%OFFKevin J. Hayes - Twowheeled World Of George B Thayer - 9780803255258 - V9780803255258
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Twowheeled World Of George B Thayer

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Description for Twowheeled World Of George B Thayer Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.

Cyclotourism has recently risen to prominence with growing national media coverage and thousands of participants taking to America’s roadways on two wheels and under their own pedal power.

But the concept is not new. 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.

In 1886, just two years after his first century, Thayer rode his high wheeler across the United States, traveling from his home in Connecticut to California ... Read more

After his epic tour across the United States, Thayer had the urge to cycle abroad and eventually toured England, Germany, Belgium, and Canada on his bike. His later travels were in part aided by his hometown of Hartford, Connecticut, which was the epicenter of American bicycle manufacturing in the late 1890s. In addition to telling Thayer’s cycling story, Kevin J. Hayes brings to life the culture of cycling and its rise at the end of the nineteenth century, when bikes became more affordable and the nation’s riding craze took off.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803255258
SKU
V9780803255258
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99-7

About Kevin J. Hayes
Kevin J. Hayes is the author of several books concerning American literature, history, and culture, including An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887 (Nebraska, 2002).

Reviews for Twowheeled World Of George B Thayer
"Lively writing and thorough research in original sources makes The Two-Wheeled World of George B. Thayer a worthwhile addition to the literatures of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century sports and cultural history."—James Whiteside, Annals of Iowa "Hayes relates Thayer's cycling journeys as not only feats of physical endurance, but the philosophical journeys of a deep-thinking and deep-feeling man."—Kylie Kinley, Nebraska ... Read more

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