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An American cycling odyssey, 1887 / Kevin J. Hayes.
Van Pelt Library GV1051.N43 H39 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hayes, Kevin J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nellis, George W., 1865-1948.
- Nellis, George W.
- Cyclists--United States--Biography.
- Cyclists.
- Cycling.
- History.
- United States.
- Cycling--United States--History--19th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- In 1887 the young newspaperman George Nellis rode his bicycle from Herkimer, New York, to San Francisco in seventy-two days. Following his daily ten-hour rides over dirt paths and muddy roads, Nellis wrote letters about his adventures to his hometown newspapers and a national cycling magazine to finance his journey.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-191) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0803224087
- OCLC:
- 48834831
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