Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance

Title: Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance Author: David V Herlihy ISBN: 9780547195575 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Published: 2010 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. D 1680454 Publisher Description: In the late 1880s, Frank Lenz of Pittsburgh, a renowned high-wheel racer and long-distance tourist, dreamed of cycling around the world. He finally got his chance by recasting himself as a champion of the downsized "safety-bicycle" with inflatable tires, the forerunner of the modern road bike that was about to become wildly popular. In the spring of 1892 he quit his accounting job and gamely set out west to cover twenty thousand miles over three continents as