The Lost Cyclist

David V. Herlihy began with the award-winning book Bicycle: The History, described as "an impressively researched study of the bicycle from its invention in the 1860s to its zenith of popularity in the last years of the 19th century." More recently, his book The Lost Cyclist (link to review on Powells) concerns an American adventurer who attempted to circle the world by bike but disappeared in Turkey. I like the idea of a few well-researched books loaning an element of mystery and...

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Published on August 15, 2010 07:54
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