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Chapter One. The Utilitarian Velocipede

Note on Monsieur Michaux’s Velocipede

Corry Cropper and Seth Whidden

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Velocipedomania

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction. Velocipedomania 1
Chapter One. The Utilitarian Velocipede 27
Chapter Two. The Velocipede on Stage 47
Chapter Three. Narrating Velocipedomania 91
Chapter Four. Velocipedomania in Verse 209
Conclusion. “We Thought the Velocipede Was Dead” 217
Acknowledgments 225
Notes 227
Bibliography 255
Illustration Credits 263
Index 265
About the Authors 269

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Introduction. Velocipedomania 1
Chapter One. The Utilitarian Velocipede 27
Chapter Two. The Velocipede on Stage 47
Chapter Three. Narrating Velocipedomania 91
Chapter Four. Velocipedomania in Verse 209
Conclusion. “We Thought the Velocipede Was Dead” 217
Acknowledgments 225
Notes 227
Bibliography 255
Illustration Credits 263
Index 265
About the Authors 269

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