Hearts of Lions : The History of American Bicycle Racing /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nye, Peter, 1947- (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: University of Nebraska Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Cycling.
Bicycle racing.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Cycling.
Cyclisme > États-Unis.
Cycling > United States.
Bicycle racing > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Part 1
  • 1. To the White House
  • 2. The Fastest Things on Wheels
  • 3. Gentlemen Amateurs Turn Professional
  • 4. John M. Chapman, Czar of Cycling
  • 5. A Bizarre Twist
  • 6. Wonderful Nonsense in the Jazz Age
  • 7. Sputtering to an End
  • Part 2
  • 8. L'Americain
  • 9. Jack Heid, America's Premier Cyclist
  • 10. The Allure and Agony of European Road Racing
  • 11. Outside Normal Limits
  • 12. America's First Woman National Champion
  • 13. Pedali Alpini
  • 14. The Rainbow at the End of the Crash
  • Part 3
  • 15. The Awakening
  • 16. Breaking Away
  • 17. The Drought Finally Ends
  • 18. The Americans Are Coming, the Americans Are Coming
  • 19. "The Day the Big Men Cried"
  • 20. Liars Club
  • 21. Queen of the Oval Hour
  • 22. The Match Sprinters
  • 23. A Mother, Three Olympics, Three Gold Medals
  • 24. The Summing Up
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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