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Pages: 462
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RACER. INNOVATOR. CELEBRITY. MOGUL. CHAMPION. This is the first biography of the short but exciting life of Albert Champion—record-setting bicyclist and motor
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Authors: Axel Nissen
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Drawing on historical documents and newspaper reports, this book provides a fascinating portrait of a diverse group of character actresses who left their stamp
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Bike racers were America's media darlings less than a century ago--dashing, eccentric, and very rich daredevils. Until the 1920s bike races drew larger crowds t
Women on the Move
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The 1890s was the peak of the American bicycle craze, and consumers, including women, were buying bicycles in large numbers. Despite critics who tried to discou