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An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: Kevin J. Hayes
Categories: Travel
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-01-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

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Documents the record-setting, cross-country cycling trip by George Nellis in 1887.
An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: Kevin J. Hayes
Categories: Travel
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-01-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

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Documents the record-setting, cross-country cycling trip by George Nellis in 1887.
Early Bicycles and the Quest for Speed
Language: en
Pages: 388
Authors: Andrew Ritchie
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-20 - Publisher: McFarland

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From the earliest "velocipedes" through the advent of the pneumatic tire to the rise of modern road and track competition, this history of the sport of bicycle
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Language: en
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Categories: Sports & Recreation
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Cyclotourism has recently risen to prominence with growing national media coverage and thousands of participants taking to America's roadways on two wheels and
Trekking Across America
Language: en
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Authors: Lyell D Jr Henry
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024 - Publisher: University of Iowa Press

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"For several decades following the end of the Civil War, the most popular sport in the United States was walking. Professional pedestrians often covered 500 mil