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9780762412624

The Bicycle: Boneshakers, Highwheelers and Other Celebrated Cycles

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  • ISBN13:

    9780762412624

  • ISBN10:

    0762412623

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-06-23
  • Publisher: Perseus Books Group
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Summary

This photographic survey is richly illustrated with images of one of the world's largest private collections of bicycles from the 1850s to the 1950s and includes some never-before-published photographs. From antique high wheelers and "boneshakers" to tandems, tricycles, and circus clown bikes, it proves a fascinating historical retrospective of the bicycle's development and evolution.Gil Kingis a writer, editor, and photographer whose work has appeared in many national publications.

Author Biography

Gilbert King is the author of Woman, Child For Sale: The New Slave Trade in the 21st Century, which was selected by the Detroit Free Press as one of its ten notable books of 2004. In the award-winning documentary Willie Francis Must Die Again, narrated by Danny Glover, King is interviewed on camera. In addition, King has contributed articles to numerous newspapers and magazines, including Ring Magazine, Playboy, and the San Diego Union. King lives in New York City.

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