Pedal pusher how one woman's bicycle adventure helped change the world
"In 1894, when two men bet that a woman could never bicycle around the world, as a man had done, Annie set out to prove them wrong, despite not knowing how to ride a bike. It wasn't easy, but Annie never gave up. Her adventure brought her enormous attention in every place she visited along the way,...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Henry Holt and Company,
2025.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "In 1894, when two men bet that a woman could never bicycle around the world, as a man had done, Annie set out to prove them wrong, despite not knowing how to ride a bike. It wasn't easy, but Annie never gave up. Her adventure brought her enormous attention in every place she visited along the way, and she loved it all. She told many stories -- about hunting tigers, dodging bullets, socializing with royalty, and serving time in a Japanese prison -- and some of those tales were probably not true. But she did ride a very long way. And she changed the way the world thought about what women were capable of doing"-- |
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| Item Description: | Map on lining papers. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781250837127 125083712X |
| Author Notes: | Mary Boone has ridden an elephant, skydived, and eaten dozens of cricket cookies - all in the interest of research for her books and articles. She has written 60-plus nonfiction books for young readers. Mary lives in Tacoma, Washington, where she shares an office with an Airedale Terrier named Ruthie Bader. |
