Conceptions of bicycles -- Cycling's rise and American manhood -- Automobiles and a world at war -- Cooperation and confusion -- The child consumer -- The postwar slump -- The safety of cycling -- Surviving the Great Depression -- Bicycles in the age of affluence -- High-risers and multi-geared redeemers -- Consumers as derailleurs
Summary
"First Taste of Freedom" is a work of American cultural history focused on the bicycle market in the United States. A primary goal of the research was also to understand how the bicycle can be seen so differently in the US as opposed to other countries"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 10, 2018)
