Wheel Fever: How Wisconsin Became a Great Bicycling State

by Jesse J. Gant and Nicholas J. Hoffman

Book Overview

On rails-to-trails bike paths, city streets, and winding country roads, the bicycle seems ubiquitous in the Badger State. Yet there's a complex and fascinating history behind the popularity of biking in Wisconsin--one that until now has never been told. Meticulously researched through periodicals and newspapers, Wheel Fever traces the story of Wisconsin's first "bicycling boom," from the velocipede craze of 1869 through the "wheel fever" of the 1890s...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870206133
• ISBN13: 9780870206139
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 9.0"