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The Lost Cyclist The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance (9780547195575) David Herlihy

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; None edition (June 18, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0547195575
ISBN-13: 978-0547195575



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9.1 x 6 x 1.3 inches
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Editorial Reviews Amazon Best Books of the Month June 2010: Frank Lenz was a man driven by his passions english letters drafting books torrents. An accomplished "Wheelman" in the late 19th Century were the dreams of spring through the emerging cycling and an intense desire to make a name for himself dominated english letters drafting books torrents. In May 1892 he tried to follow the two to merge by defining the search for the world by bicycle. The trip had been achieved in tandem, but Lenz raised the stakes - and raised eyebrows - by announcing that he would start his dangerous journey alone. The cyclist is a fascinating story of the tragedy, pride and naivety that both thoroughly researched and brilliantly told Lost. Opinions may vary regarding the suitability of Mr. Lenz are not known or unconcerned by the dangers he faced, but the story of his fateful journey belongs on the shelf number of cycling enthusiasts, lovers of mystery and followers than fiction. - Dave Callanan Product Description In the late 1880s, Frank Lenz of Pittsburgh, a famous rider big wheels and long-distance tourists dream, cycling around the world. He finally got his chance to be a master of the reduced "safety bicycle" with pneumatic tires, the ancestor of the modern road bike that was very popular to remodel. In the spring of 1892 he left his job to cover accounting and bravely set in the west 20,000 miles on three continents as a correspondent for the magazine Outing. Survived two years later, to have innumerable disasters and almost unimaginable hardships, he went to Europe for the last step. He never did. Her mysterious disappearance in eastern Turkey has forced an international outcry and Outing, William Sachtleben, another cyclist send larger than life on the road caused the bilge. Highlight a wealth of information that captures the gripping tale Herlihy, the joys and dangers of the ongoing outbreak of adventurous cycling in the days before paved roads and cars. Told the story culminates in heroic effort to accused murderer Sachtleben Lenz to bring court, even when the troubled Turkey on the brink of collapse. A Look Inside The Lost biker (Click images to enlarge) Lenz (right) in Glenshaw with WT McClarren Petticord Lenz and Charles (far left) and Petticord (center) on the cover of Smithfield, so that for New Orleans. August 1891 From left to right: Petticord, McClarren, Lenz, and a friend near Natrona identified. Note roof house Lenz. Lenz, Lenz and PA meet in Washington Petticord two "security" tab on the way in Lewisville, IN, August 1890 Lenz tips hat in Greenfield, IN. August 1890 and Lenz Petticord in Effingham, IL, on the way to St. Louis in August 1890 along the road and Petticord Lenz in Collinsville, IL, Aug 1890.

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