The splendid book of the bicycle
Tatarsky, Daniel2016
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'The Splendid Book of the Bicycle' is a wide-ranging celebration of the bicycle and cycling, incorporating social history, sport and science. It covers the bicycle's invention and subsequent historical development, stories of intrepid early cyclists who travelled the world, the 20th-century popularity of cycle touring, and the depiction of bicycles in films, books and art. It examines the sport of cycling, including histories of the Tour de France and the other great European races, the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España, and goes on to explore velodrome-based cycling and the rise of BMX and mountain biking.
Main title:
The splendid book of the bicycle / Daniel Tatarsky.
Author:
Tatarsky, Daniel, author
Imprint:
London : Portico, 2016.
Collation:
192 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 26 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781910232569 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.609796.6
Language:
English
BRN:
2224507