The Mechanical Horse : : How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life / / Margaret Guroff.
With cities across the country adding miles of bike lanes and building bike-share stations, bicycling is enjoying a new surge of popularity in America. It seems that every generation or two, Americans rediscover the freedom of movement, convenience, and relative affordability of the bicycle. The ear...
Saved in:
| VerfasserIn: | |
|---|---|
| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- One. The Birth of the Bike
- Two. The Need for Speed
- Three. The Wheel, the Woman, and the Human Body
- Four. Paving the Way for Cars
- Five. From Producers to Consumers
- Six. The Infinite Highway of the Air
- Seven. The Cycles of War
- Eight. The King of the Neighborhood
- Nine. The Great American Bicycle Boom
- Ten. Bike Messengers, Tourists, and Mountain Bikers
- Eleven. Are We There Yet?
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index