Hearts of Lions: The History of American Bicycle Racing

by Peter Joffre Nye

Bike racers were America's media darlings less than a century ago--dashing, eccentric, and very rich daredevils. Until the 1920s bike races drew larger crowds than all other American sports events, including Major League Baseball games. Prize-winning racer and journalist Peter Joffre Nye vividly re-creates this period of sports history, forgotten until now, in Hearts of Lions, a true story of courage, daring, and occasional lunacy.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496219317
• ISBN13: 9781496219312
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.1"