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| Type d’ouvrage : | Ressource Internet |
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| Format : | Livre, Ressource Internet |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs : |
David V Herlihy |
| ISBN : | 0300104189 9780300104189 0300120478 9780300120479 |
| Numéro OCLC : | 55600627 |
| Description : | 470 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Contenu : | Introduction -- pt. 1. The pre-history: The elusive mechanical horse. The draisine abroad. Wheels and woes -- pt. 2. The "boneshaker" era: The bicycle breakthrough. The American adventure. European development -- pt. 3. The "high wheel" era: The high mount prevails. The pinnacle of the high wheeler. Growing safety concerns -- pt. 4. The "safety" era: The rise of the rover. The bicycle boom. Legacy of the boom -- pt. 5. The twentieth century: Utilitarian cycling. Recreational cycling. Competetive cycling -- Conclusion: Cycling into the future. |
| Responsabilité : | David V. Herlihy. |
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"The bicycle itself is a wonderful invention, one of those that has - quite simply - made the world a better place. David Herlihy and the Yale University Press are to be congratulated for doing it proper humour." Sunday Telegraph "A comprehensive genealogy of the two-wheeled saviour of mass transit... Herlihy takes what could have been just another history book and makes it a story worth telling your friends about." Publishers Weekly "Immensely absorbing... Herlihy's prodigious research is always entertaining, as are the period illustrations that copiously grace the volume." Edward Koren, New York Times Book Review "Lovingly written and beautifully illustrated." David Schoonmaker, American Scientist "A delight." Robert Messenger, Wall Street Journal "Bicycle is a good read for all and a must for the cyclist's home library." Joe Simnacher, Dallas Morning News "One of the best cycling-related books I've seen in the past decade." Joe Lindsey, Mountain Bike" Lire la suite...
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