This is the first history of the bicycle to trace not only the technical background to its invention, but also to contrast its social and cultural impact in dif

This is the first history of the bicycle to trace not only the technical background to its invention, but also to contrast its social and cultural impact in dif

The nineteenth century's "mechanical horse" offered an exciting new world of transportation for all and ushered in an era of changes that resonates to the prese

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