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A Comprehensive Bibliography Of Nineteenth Century Bicycling Periodicals, Christopher A. Sweet
A Comprehensive Bibliography Of Nineteenth Century Bicycling Periodicals, Christopher A. Sweet
Christopher A. Sweet
Bicycling became hugely popular in the second half of the nineteenth century. At the time, bicycle manufacturing was an important American industry, bicycle racing was one of the most popular spectator sports, and joining a bicycle club was a mark of social distinction. This bicycle craze occurred at the same time as an explosion in the publishing of American periodicals. Bicycle manufacturers invested heavily in newspaper and magazine advertising which spurred the creation of new periodicals. This paper documents more than one hundred bicycling periodicals that were published in the nineteenth century. The bibliographic essay provides historical context for both …
Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith
Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith
Charles Kay Smith
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