Birth Of The Bicycle: A Bumpy History Of The Bicycle In America 1819 - 1900
Three cheers for the birth of the bicycle! Hop on for a jaunty, rhythmic ride through a playfully illustrated history.
From the pedal-less, brakeless wooden velocipedes of the 1800s to the sleek racing machines of today, from a luxury for the wealthy to a lifeline for the working class, the bicycleās journey is a study in invention, innovation, and ingenuity. Sarah Nelsonās affectionate and poetic tribute covers almost a century of the two-wheelerās development, while Iacopo Brunoās bold, bright artwork illuminates this marvel of engineering. Cycling enthusiasts as well as budding mechanical engineers, inventors, tinkerers, and dreamers will revel in this fact-packed nonfiction adventure storyācomplete with a time line and other lively back matter designed to remind readers how truly extraordinary everyday objects can be.