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Marissa's Books & Gifts, LLC 9780806528519 Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride
Marissa's Books & Gifts, LLC 9780806528519 Around The World On Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride

Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride

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  • Vendor: Marissa's Books & Gifts, LLC
  • Product Type: Book
  • Barcode: 9780806528519
  • Condition: New
  • Edition: 2
  • Format: BOOK
  • Binding: hardcover
  • Author: Peter Zheutlin
  • Publisher: Citadel
  • Published: December 31, 2006
  • ISBN 10: 0806528516
  • ISBN 13: 9780806528519
  • SKU: M1238
DESCRIPTION
Until 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement deals, and no young mothers with the chutzpah to circle the globe on a bicycle. Annie Londonderry changed all of that. When Annie left Boston in June of that year, she was a brash young lady with a 42-pound bicycle, a revolver, a change of underwear, and a dream of freedom. She was also a feisty mother of three who had become the center of what one newspaper called "one of the most novel wagers ever made": a high-stakes bet between two wealthy merchants that a woman could not ride around the world on a bicycle. The epic journey that followed took the connection between athletics and commercialism to dizzying new heights, and turned Annie Londonderry into a symbol of women's equality.

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