The ride to modernity : the bicycle in Canada, 1869-1900 /

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"This is the story of Canada's encounter with the bicycle in the late nineteenth century, set in the context of the cultural movement known as 'modernity.' Glen Norcliffe covers the bicycle's history from about 1869, when the first bicycle appeared in Canada, until about 190...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Norcliffe, G. B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Bicycles > Canada > History > 19th century.
Cycling > Canada > History > 19th century.
Cycling > Social aspects > Canada.
Bicycle industry > Canada > History > 19th century.
Bicyclettes > Canada > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Cyclisme > Canada > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Cyclisme > Aspect social > Canada.
Bicyclettes > Industrie > Canada > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Cycling.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Bicycle industry
Bicycles
Cycling
Cycling > Social aspects
Fietsen (activiteit)
Fietsen (vervoermiddelen)
Canada
Electronic books.
e-books.
History
Livres numériques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Modernity and the bicycle
  • The bicycle carrier wave
  • Modern manufacturing: from artisanal production to mass production
  • Bells and whistles: the bicycle accessory industry
  • Bad roads, Good Roads
  • The cycling crowd: modern life on wheels
  • Larger spaces and visible places
  • Pedaller's progress: the bicycle and modernity.

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