Hearts of lions : the history of American bicycle racing / / Peter Joffre Nye ; foreword by Eric Heiden
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| Autore: |
Nye Peter <1947->
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| Titolo: |
Hearts of lions : the history of American bicycle racing / / Peter Joffre Nye ; foreword by Eric Heiden
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| Pubblicazione: | Lincoln : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2020] |
| ©2020 | |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 796.6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Bicycle racing - United States |
| Persona (resp. second.): | HeidenEric |
| Note generali: | "First edition published 1988"--T.p. verso. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Part 1 -- 1. To the White House -- 2. The Fastest Things on Wheels -- 3. Gentlemen Amateurs Turn Professional -- 4. John M. Chapman, Czar of Cycling -- 5. A Bizarre Twist -- 6. Wonderful Nonsense in the Jazz Age -- 7. Sputtering to an End -- Part 2 -- 8. L'Américain -- 9. Jack Heid, America's Premier Cyclist -- 10. The Allure and Agony of European Road Racing -- 11. Outside Normal Limits -- 12. America's First Woman National Champion -- 13. Pedali Alpini -- 14. The Rainbow at the End of the Crash -- Part 3 -- 15. The Awakening -- 16. Breaking Away -- 17. The Drought Finally Ends -- 18. The Americans Are Coming, the Americans Are Coming -- 19. "The Day the Big Men Cried" -- 20. Liars Club -- 21. Queen of the Oval Hour -- 22. The Match Sprinters -- 23. A Mother, Three Olympics, Three Gold Medals -- 24. The Summing Up -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Hearts of lions |
| ISBN: | 1-4962-2133-8 |
| 1-4962-2135-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808936103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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