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Author:

Friss, Evan, author.

Title:

The cycling city : bicycles and urban America in the 1890s / Evan Friss.

Publisher:

The University of Chicago Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 267 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Cycling--United States--History--19th century.
Bicycle commuting--United States--History--19th century.
Urban transportation--United States--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The rise of the cycling city -- The cyclists -- Rules of the road -- Good roads -- The bicycle paths (not) taken -- Riding for recreation and health -- Riding for utility: the commuters -- Riding for reform: wheelwomen -- The crash -- Epilogue.

Series:

Historical studies of urban America

ISBN:

022621091X
9780226210919

OCLC:

(OCoLC)904756000

LCCN:

2015007469

Locations:

USUX851 -- ISU Library (Ames)

OZAX845 -- Ramaker Library (Orange City)