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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Hlavní autor: Friss, Evan (Autor)
Typ dokumentu: Kniha
Jazyk:Angličtina
Vydáno: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2015]
Edice:Historical Studies of Urban America
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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