The Cycling city : bicycles and urban America in the 1890s /
Cycling has experienced a renaissance in the United States, as cities around the country promote the bicycle as an alternative means of transportation. In the process, debates about the nature of bicycles - where they belong, how they should be ridden, how cities should or should not accommodate the...
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2015]
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| Edice: | Historical Studies of Urban America
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The Cycling city : bicycles and urban America in the 1890s |
Obsah:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter One. The Rise of the Cycling City
- Chapter Two. The Cyclists
- Chapter Three. Rules of the Road
- Chapter Four. Good Roads
- Chapter Five. The Bicycle Paths (Not) Taken
- Chapter Six. Riding for Recreation and Health
- Chapter Seven. Riding for Utility: The Commuters
- Chapter Eight. Riding for Reform: Wheelwomen
- Chapter Nine. The Crash
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index