Around the World on a Bicycle (Classics of American Sport) - Softcover

Stevens, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811726533 ISBN 13: 9780811726535

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2000

Synopsis

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About this title

Synopsis:

In 1884, Thomas Stevens left San Francisco on a Columbia high-wheeler with the outrageous goal of becoming the first man to ride a bicycle across the United States. When he reached Boston, he decided to continue around the world, and soon sailed to London for the ride across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The high-wheeler was heavy and cumbersome, his supplies were limited to socks, a spare shirt, and a slicker that doubled as tent and bedroll, and much of the country he traversed was wild. Yet he persevered, recording his colourful and often harrowing adventures during the three-year odyssey in a classic of 19th century adventure and travel writing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0811726533
• ISBN 13: 9780811726535
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 2