Old Wheelways: Traces of Bicycle History on the Land

by Robert L McCullough and Robert L. McCullough

Book Overview

How American bicyclists shaped the landscape and left traces of their journeys for us in writing, illustrations, and photographs.

In the later part of the nineteenth century, American bicyclists were explorers, cycling through both charted and uncharted territory. These wheelmen and wheelwomen became keen observers of suburban and rural landscapes, and left copious records of their journeys--in travel narratives, journalism, maps, photographs,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262552493
• ISBN13: 9780262552493
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.0"