Pedal Power - a New Book on Cycling
Posted by: ScottJan 10 2008, 1:54 pm
Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Life, written by J. Harry Wray, has been released.
From the press announcement:
J. Harry Wray is a cyclist and Professor of Political Science at DePaul University in Chicago who practices what he teaches. Each year Harry teaches a course in which he and his students ride throughout Chicago - learning how politics and the environment combine to affect the city's culture. In Pedal Power, Harry has expanded on these lessons to examine how cycling has organized itself across this country and internationally through the grassroots efforts of so many wonderful people. From the national efforts led by U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar and leaders throughout the bicycling advocacy movement, to colorful personalities like "Biker Mama"
Jane Healy, to cities and towns throughout America, Pedal Power shows how people and organizations have worked creatively and passionately to gain influence not only our transportation policy but also their own lifestyles.
Along the way you'll meet a surprising array of visionaries and regular folk who've integrated bicycling into their lives and their communities and become inspired by the possibilities afforded us from the seat of a bicycle.
Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of The Bicycle in American Life
$19.95, Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-59451-463-0
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