Pedal and Path (Classic Reprint): Across the Continent Awheel and Afoot: Across the Continent Awheel and Afoot (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Pedal and Path follows a bold bicycle tour across the United States, sharing a wheeling adventure from New England to California and back. This travelogue blends vivid landscape scenes with encounters on the road, offering a firsthand look at late-19th-century America from a roadside vantage point.

In an engaging, often humorous voice, the author recounts long days on the road, the people he meets, and the practicalities of traveling by a five-foot wheel. Readers will ride through busy towns, vast plains, and famous landmarks, getting a sense of the textures, weather, and spirit of the era. The narrative mixes progress with reflection as the journey blends travel, observation, and personal observations about travelers, locals, and the changing country.

• Vivid scenes of long-distance bicycle travel in 1880s America


• Firsthand impressions of towns, landscapes, and rail-linked routes


• Humor, hospitality, and the practical realities of wheel travel


• Notes on culture, weather, and everyday life along the road

Ideal for readers of classic travelogs and ride-and-see adventures, this edition offers a window into a bygone era of exploration and self-reliant travel, seen through the eyes of a determined wheelman.
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