Yankee Schoolboys Abroad: Or, the New England Bicycle Club in Scotland, England, and Paris: July-September, 1892

Yankee Schoolboys Abroad: Or, the New England Bicycle Club in Scotland, England, and Paris: July-September, 1892

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-16

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9781377689876

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Yankee Schoolboys Abroad

Yankee Schoolboys Abroad

Author: Francis Bacon Library

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-11

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780364368459

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Excerpt from Yankee Schoolboys Abroad: Or, the New England Bicycle Club in Scotland, England, and Paris, July September, 1892 Books of travel and adventure of every description have been so multiplied that this unpretentious little volume cannot, perhaps, claim the charm of novelty, nor, indeed, of interest, for any but the immediate friends of the writers. Unlike the Zigzag and Boy Travellers series, however, it represents actual experiences of twelve school and college lads, who, with two teachers, made a bicycle tour through Scotland and England. On their return, the first eight of the following articles were read by their writers before schoolmates in the Brookline High School. With additions from other mem bers of the party, these are now printed as a souvenir of a pleasant summer's outing. It is believed that any lack of unity that may be apparent is more than balanced by the freshness and variety of the articles, for each boy has told his story in his own way, dwelling upon whatever interested him most. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


The Self-Propelled Voyager

The Self-Propelled Voyager

Author: Duncan R. Jamieson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-09-03

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1442253711

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Before the last quarter of the nineteenth century, people who wanted to travel independently either walked or rode horses. Then a newly invented machine changed forever the nature of personal transportation. The cycle—self-propelled bicycles, tricycles, and tandems—allowed almost anyone to travel around town, around their region, and around the world. While dramatic developments in equipment, clothing, road surfaces, and amenities make the physicality of cycling much different from the earlier era, the experience of cycling has seen little change. The Self-Propelled Voyager: How the Cycle Revolutionized Travel recounts how a transportation innovation opened the world for not only those who made the journey but also for the armchair travelers who read with interest the cyclists’ accounts of faraway places. Following a brief history of the development of the cycle, this book describes the exploits of long-distance riders who wrote of their experiences, their triumphs, and their tragedies. Duncan R. Jamieson chronicles their journeys, their personal stories, and the times in which they lived, revealing that, despite the continuing rise and fall of cycling interest, people continue to enjoy traveling in the slow lane. Drawing on books and articles by the women and men who rode and wrote of their travels, The Self-Propelled Voyager also features photographs from the 1880s up to the modern day, illustrating the development of the cycle through history. Accessibly written yet comprehensive in its coverage, this book will interest not only the cycling enthusiast but historians focusing on sport and sport tourism as well.