{"product_id":"9780806530666","title":"Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride","description":"Peter Zheutlin's thoroughly researched account will make you wish you'd been around to catch a glimpse of the extraordinary woman as she went wheeling by. —Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's \u003ci\u003eOnly A Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement deals, and no young mothers with the chutzpah to circle the globe on a bicycle. Annie Londonderry changed all of that. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Annie left Boston in June of that year, she was a brash young lady with a 42-pound bicycle, a revolver, a change of underwear, and a dream of freedom. She was also a feisty mother of three who had become the center of what one newspaper called \"one of the most novel wagers ever made\": a high-stakes bet between two wealthy merchants that a woman could not ride around the world on a bicycle. The epic journey that followed took the connection between athletics and commercialism to dizzying new heights, and turned Annie Londonderry into a symbol of women's equality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vastly entertaining blend of social history, high adventure, and maverick marketing, \u003ci\u003eAround the World on Two Wheels\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable portrait of courage, imagination, and tenacity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Annie was a remarkable woman and well worth getting to know.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful telling of one of the most intriguing, offbeat, and until now, lost chapters in the history of cycling.\" —David Herlihy, author of \u003ci\u003eBicycle: The History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A pleasant, affectionate portrait of a free spirit who pedaled her way out of Victorian constraints.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] charming and informative book.\" —\u003ci\u003eCape Cod Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[An] incredible story. . .[a] fascinating book.\" —\u003ci\u003eNextReads\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] stirring tale. . .not only a must read, but a must have.\" —\u003ci\u003eWestern Writers of America Roundup Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] remarkable saga.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Winston-Salem (NC) Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[R]ead[s]. . .like a novel.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Columbia (SC) State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[M]eticulously researched. . .illuminat[es] the feeling of a bygone era.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Portsmouth (NH) Wire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Peter Zheutlin\u003c\/b\u003e has been chasing the story of his great-grandaunt Annie Londonderry for more than four years. He is an avid cyclist and a freelance journalist whose work appears regularly in the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor. \u003c\/i\u003e He has also written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, AARP Magazine, Bicycling,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew England Quarterly,\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He lives in Needham, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kensington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030473621744,"sku":"9780806530666","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780806530666_p0.jpg?v=1763737999","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780806530666","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}