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A Will within a Wheel: Women Racers of the 1890s

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I put together a book trailer that introduces some of the themes and characters from chapter 2 of Will within a Wheel. Follow the link to take a look: A Will within a Wheel: Trailer One

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Published on June 22, 2024 19:01 • Tags: a-will-within-a-wheel, cycling, feminism, gilded-age, racing, victorian-age, women

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The Odyssey (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

by Homer

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Queens of the Abyss: Lost Stories from the Women of the Weird (British Library Tales of the Weird)

by Mike Ashley

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Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age

by Dennis Duncan

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