{"product_id":"around-the-world-on-two-wheels-9780806530666","title":"Around the World on Two Wheels","description":"\"Peter Zheutlin's thoroughly researched account will make you wish you'd been around to catch a glimpse of the extraordinary woman as she went wheeling by.\" -Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's Only A Game 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. A vastly entertaining blend of social history, high adventure, and maverick marketing, Around the World on Two Wheels is an unforgettable portrait of courage, imagination, and tenacity. \"Annie was a remarkable woman and well worth getting to know.\" -Booklist \"A wonderful telling of one of the most intriguing, offbeat, and until now, lost chapters in the history of cycling.\" -David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zheutlin, Peter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806530666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Peter Zheutlin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39799880155211,"sku":"9780806530666","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_a9e5387b-cd03-4441-9f88-183f67436753.jpg?v=1657032938","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/around-the-world-on-two-wheels-9780806530666","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}