Read The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life

The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life

Margaret Guroff

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Description:"Guroff has broken new ground with this masterful account of the bicycle revolution set in the broad context of American social and cultural history." --Tom Crouch, author of The Bishop's BoysWith 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 earliest two-wheeler, the draisine, arrived in Philadelphia in 1819 and astonished onlookers with the possibility of propelling themselves "like lightning." Two centuries later, the bicycle is still the fastest way to cover ground on gridlocked city streets.Filled with lively stories, The Mechanical Horse reveals how the bicycle transformed American life. As bicycling caught on in the nineteenth century, many of the country's rough, rutted roads were paved for the first time, laying a foundation for the interstate highway system. Cyclists were among the first to see the possibilities of self-directed, long-distance travel, and some of them (including a fellow named Henry Ford) went on to develop the automobile. Women shed their cumbersome Victorian dresses--as well as their restricted gender roles--so they could ride. And doctors recognized that aerobic exercise actually benefits the body, which helped to modernize medicine. Margaret Guroff demonstrates that the bicycle's story is really the story of a more mobile America--one in which physical mobility has opened wider horizons of thought and new opportunities for people in all avenues of life."[A] fascinating volume . . . Like them or loathe them, cyclists are reprising their initial role as adapters of disruptive technology." --The Wall Street JournalWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life. To get started finding The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 296

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Release: 2016

ISBN: 1477308148

Description: "Guroff has broken new ground with this masterful account of the bicycle revolution set in the broad context of American social and cultural history." --Tom Crouch, author of The Bishop's BoysWith 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 earliest two-wheeler, the draisine, arrived in Philadelphia in 1819 and astonished onlookers with the possibility of propelling themselves "like lightning." Two centuries later, the bicycle is still the fastest way to cover ground on gridlocked city streets.Filled with lively stories, The Mechanical Horse reveals how the bicycle transformed American life. As bicycling caught on in the nineteenth century, many of the country's rough, rutted roads were paved for the first time, laying a foundation for the interstate highway system. Cyclists were among the first to see the possibilities of self-directed, long-distance travel, and some of them (including a fellow named Henry Ford) went on to develop the automobile. Women shed their cumbersome Victorian dresses--as well as their restricted gender roles--so they could ride. And doctors recognized that aerobic exercise actually benefits the body, which helped to modernize medicine. Margaret Guroff demonstrates that the bicycle's story is really the story of a more mobile America--one in which physical mobility has opened wider horizons of thought and new opportunities for people in all avenues of life."[A] fascinating volume . . . Like them or loathe them, cyclists are reprising their initial role as adapters of disruptive technology." --The Wall Street JournalWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life. To get started finding The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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