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The cycling city : bicycles and urban America in the 1890s

Title
The cycling city : bicycles and urban America in the 1890s / Evan Friss.
Author
Friss, Evan
Publication
  • Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
  • ©2015

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Description
x, 267 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Series Statement
Historical studies of urban America
Uniform Title
Historical studies of urban America.
Subject
  • 1800 - 1899
  • Cycling > United States > History > 19th century
  • Bicycle commuting > United States > History > 19th century
  • Urban transportation > United States > History > 19th century
  • Bicycle commuting
  • Cycling
  • Urban transportation
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • 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.
Call Number
JSE 16-52
ISBN
  • 9780226210919
  • 022621091X
  • 9780226211077 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
  • 2015007469
  • 40025287624
OCLC
904756000
Author
Friss, Evan, author.
Title
The cycling city : bicycles and urban America in the 1890s / Evan Friss.
Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Historical studies of urban America
Historical studies of urban America.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1800 - 1899
Other Standard Identifier
40025287624
Research Call Number
JSE 16-52
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