{"product_id":"bicycle-david-v-herlihy-9780300120479","title":"Bicycle: The History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive history of the bicycle--lavishly illustrated with images spanning two centuries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the nineteenth century, the bicycle evoked an exciting new world in which even a poor person could travel afar and at will. But was the \"mechanical horse\" truly destined to usher in a new era of road travel or would it remain merely a plaything for dandies and schoolboys? In \u003ci\u003eBicycle: The History \u003c\/i\u003e(named by \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as the #1 book on bicycles), David Herlihy recounts the saga of this far-reaching invention and the passions it aroused. The pioneer racer James Moore insisted the bicycle would become \"as common as umbrellas.\" Mark Twain was more skeptical, enjoining his readers to \"get a bicycle. You will not regret it--if you live.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Because we live in an age of cross-country bicycle racing and high-tech mountain bikes, we may overlook the decades of development and ingenuity that transformed the basic concept of human-powered transportation into a marvel of engineering. This lively and engrossing history retraces the extraordinary story of the bicycle--a history of disputed patents, brilliant inventions, and missed opportunities. Herlihy shows us why the bicycle captured the public's imagination and the myriad ways in which it reshaped our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David V. Herlihy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300120478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300120479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/20\/2006 pg. 20","brand":"David V. Herlihy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996722528511,"sku":"9780300120479","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5063e061-9ae8-4a34-b698-e4b9c1f3d97d.jpg?v=1683343316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bicycle-david-v-herlihy-9780300120479","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}