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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828578203321

Autore

McCullough Robert <1949->

Titolo

Old wheelways : traces of bicycle history on the land / / Robert L. McCullough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : The MIT Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-262-33086-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Disciplina

796.6/40973

Soggetti

Bicycle touring - United States - History - 19th century

Bicycle trails - United States - History - 19th century

Landscapes - United States - History - 19th century

United States Historical geography

United States Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface: Bicycle Landseeërs; A wheel; Wheeling Large; Imagining Place; Straightaway; Country Riding; Good Roads and Good Sidepaths; Sidepath; Park Privileges; Park Way; Wheelways; Afterword: Revival; Acknowledgments; Appendix: New York State Sidepaths; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; A Selected Bibliography of Cycling Sources; Index