The Mechanical Horse: How the Bicycle Reshaped American Life

"Guroff has broken new ground with this masterful account of the bicycle revolution set in the broad context of American social and cultural history." —Tom Crouch, author of The Bishop's Boys

With cities across the country adding miles of bike lanes and building bike-share stations, bicycling is enjoying a new surge of popularity in America. It seems that every generation or two, Americans rediscover the freedom of movement, convenience, and relative affordability of the bicycle. The earlie...