A computer-assisted analysis of the Florentine Catasto, which is a rich new source of information on the social history of an important era. A translation of the 1978 first edition which was published in France, it is a major contribution to Renaissance studies, historical demography, the history of the family, and women's studies. Illustrated with several graphs. Indexed. xxiv, 404 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

Tuscans and their Families: A Study of the Florentine Catasto of 1427 (Yale Series in Economic and Financial History)

History

Herlihy, David V.

Klapisch-Zuber, Christiane

Europe

Yale University Press

Business & Money

Economics

During the nineteenth century, the bicycle evoked an exciting new world in which even a poor person could travel afar and at will. But was the “mechanical horse” truly destined to usher in a new era of road travel or would it remain merely a plaything for dandies and schoolboys? In Bicycle: The History (named by Outside magazine as the #1 book on bicycles), David Herlihy recounts the saga of this far-reaching invention and the passions it aroused. The pioneer racer James Moore insisted the bicycle would become “as common as umbrellas.” Mark Twain was more skeptical, enjoining his readers to “get a bicycle. You will not regret it—if you live.” Because we live in an age of cross-country bicycle racing and high-tech mountain bikes, we may overlook the decades of development and ingenuity that transformed the basic concept of human-powered transportation into a marvel of engineering. This lively and engrossing history retraces the extraordinary story of the bicycle—a history of disputed patents, brilliant inventions, and missed opportunities. Herlihy shows us why the bicycle captured the public’s imagination and the myriad ways in which it reshaped our world.

Bicycle: The History

World

The first comprehensive history of the bicycle—lavishly illustrated with images spanning two centuries During the nineteenth century, the bicycle evoked an exciting new world in which even a poor person could travel afar and at will. But was the “mechanical horse” truly destined to usher in a new era of road travel or would it remain merely a plaything for dandies and schoolboys? In Bicycle: The History (named by Outside magazine as the #1 book on bicycles), David Herlihy recounts the saga of this far-reaching invention and the passions it aroused. The pioneer racer James Moore insisted the bicycle would become “as common as umbrellas.” Mark Twain was more skeptical, enjoining his readers to “get a bicycle. You will not regret it—if you live.” Because we live in an age of cross-country bicycle racing and high-tech mountain bikes, we may overlook the decades of development and ingenuity that transformed the basic concept of human-powered transportation into a marvel of engineering. This lively and engrossing history retraces the extraordinary story of the bicycle—a history of disputed patents, brilliant inventions, and missed opportunities. Herlihy shows us why the bicycle captured the public’s imagination and the myriad ways in which it reshaped our world.

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 âsafety-bicycleâ 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 a correspondent for Outing magazine. Two years later, after having survived countless near disasters and unimaginable hardships, he approached Europe for the final leg. He never made it. His mysterious disappearance in eastern Turkey sparked an international outcry and compelled Outing to send William Sachtleben, another larger-than-life cyclist, on Lenzâs trail. Bringing to light a wealth of information, Herlihyâs gripping narrative captures the soaring joys and constant dangers accompanying the bicycle adventurer in the days before paved roads and automobiles. This untold story culminates with Sachtlebenâs heroic effort to bring Lenzâs accused murderers to justice, even as troubled Turkey teetered on the edge of collapse.

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

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

In the spring of 1892, Frank G. Lenz, a gallant young accountant from a modest German American family, set forth from his unhappy home in Pittsburgh to circle the globe atop a new 'safety' bicycle with inflatable tyres (the forerunner of today's road bike). He brought along a large wooden camera and arranged to send regular reports to his sponsor, Outing magazine, effectively making him a harbinger of the great bicycle boom that was about to explode with stunning social and industrial repercussions. Two years, fourteen thousand miles and many adventures later, after crossing the United States, Japan, China, Burma, India and Persia, just as he was about to enter Europe for the home stretch, Lenz vanished. His presumed murder in Asiatic Turkey jolted the American public and became an international cause célèbre.The Lost Cyclist recounts, for the first time ever, the short but remarkable life of Lenz and the heroic efforts of another American 'globe girdler', William L. Sachtleben, who was sent by Outing to unravel Lenz's mysterious death in Turkey - all set against the horrifying backdrop of the Hamidian massacres.

The Lost Cyclist: The Untold Story of Frank Lenz's Ill-Fated Around-the-World Journey

Mainstream Publishing

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Tuscans and their Families: A Study of the Florentine Catasto of 1427 (Yale Series in Economic and Financial History)

Tuscans and their Families: A Study of the Florentine Catasto of 1427 (Yale Series in Economic and Financial History)

Bicycle: The History

Bicycle: The History

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

The Lost Cyclist: The Untold Story of Frank Lenz's Ill-Fated Around-the-World Journey