In the city of bikes : the story of the Amsterdam cyclist / Pete Jordan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, Pete.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cycling--Netherlands--Amsterdam.

Cycling.

Amsterdam (Netherlands)--Description and travel.

Amsterdam (Netherlands).

Travel.

Netherlands--Amsterdam.

Physical Description:

x, 438 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperPerennial, [2013]

Summary:

Chronicles the author's exploration of Amsterdam on his bicycle, which offered a respite from the financial struggles of beginning life in a new country with a new bride, and looks at the evolution of cycling in the Dutch city.

Contents:

Even a man from America can see a few things : the arrival

Lucky few : the 1890s

Piggy hunters : the bike thievery

King of the street : the 1920s

It made my head swim : the elephants, centaurs, punks and nuns

A matter of individual expression : the land of the automobile vs. the land of the bicycle

Problem children : the 1930s

Which one's the wrench? : The settling down

We were true libertines : the first two years of the occupation

Smash your bikes to bits, slice your tires to pieces : the mass bike confiscation

You no longer think, you just pedal : the final years of the occupation

Give my father's bike back : the occupation's legacy

After you passed : the mystery rider

It's chaos with the bicycles : the 1950s

A bike is coming : the new additions

A bike is something, yet almost nothing! The 1960s

A big success : the urban myths of the white bicycles

A typical Amsterdam characteristic : the bike fishermen

Death to the car! : The 1970s

It's a joy to be on a bike again! : The 1980s onward

Let's ride : looking back and looking forward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780061995200

0061995207

OCLC:

779264352

Publisher Number:

99954050336