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-Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's Only A Game
Until 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement deals, and no young mothers with the chutzpah to circle the globe on a bicycle. Annie Londonderry changed all of that.
When Annie left Boston in June of that year, she was a brash young lady with a 42-pound bicycle, a revolver, a change of underwear, and a dream of freedom. She was also a feisty mother of three who had become the center of what one newspaper called "one of the most novel wagers ever made": a high-stakes bet between two wealthy merchants that a woman could not ride around the world on a bicycle. The epic journey that followed took the connection between athletics and commercialism to dizzying new heights, and turned Annie Londonderry into a symbol of women's equality.
A vastly entertaining blend of social history, high adventure, and maverick marketing, Around the World on Two Wheels is an unforgettable portrait of courage, imagination, and tenacity.
"Annie was a remarkable woman and well worth getting to know."
-Booklist
"A wonderful telling of one of the most intriguing, offbeat, and until now, lost chapters in the history of cycling."
-David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History
-Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's Only A Game
Until 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement deals, and no young mothers with the chutzpah to circle the globe on a bicycle. Annie Londonderry changed all of that.
When Annie left Boston in June of that year, she was a brash young lady with a 42-pound bicycle, a revolver, a change of underwear, and a dream of freedom. She was also a feisty mother of three who had become the center of what one newspaper called "one of the most novel wagers ever made": a high-stakes bet between two wealthy merchants that a woman could not ride around the world on a bicycle. The epic journey that followed took the connection between athletics and commercialism to dizzying new heights, and turned Annie Londonderry into a symbol of women's equality.
A vastly entertaining blend of social history, high adventure, and maverick marketing, Around the World on Two Wheels is an unforgettable portrait of courage, imagination, and tenacity.
"Annie was a remarkable woman and well worth getting to know."
-Booklist
"A wonderful telling of one of the most intriguing, offbeat, and until now, lost chapters in the history of cycling."
-David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780806530666 |
| ISBN-10: | 0806530669 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Zheutlin, Peter |
| Hersteller: | KENSINGTON |
| Maße: | 210 x 140 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Peter Zheutlin |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.10.2008 |
| Gewicht: | 0,353 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780806530666 |
| ISBN-10: | 0806530669 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Zheutlin, Peter |
| Hersteller: | KENSINGTON |
| Maße: | 210 x 140 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Peter Zheutlin |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.10.2008 |
| Gewicht: | 0,353 kg |
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