{"product_id":"the-lost-cyclist-the-epic-tale-of-an-american-adventurer-and-his-mysterious-disappearance-paperback","title":"The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Herlihy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1880s, Frank Lenz of Pittsburgh, a renowned high-wheel racer and long-distance tourist, dreamed of cycling around the world. He finally got his chance by recasting himself as a champion of the downsized \"safety-bicycle\" with inflatable tires, the forerunner of the modern road bike that was about to become wildly popular. In the spring of 1892 he quit his accounting job and gamely set out west to cover twenty thousand miles over three continents as a correspondent for \u003ci\u003eOuting\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Two years later, after having survived countless near disasters and unimaginable hardships, he approached Europe for the final leg. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe never made it. His mysterious disappearance in eastern Turkey sparked an international outcry and compelled \u003ci\u003eOuting\u003c\/i\u003e to send William Sachtleben, another larger-than-life cyclist, on Lenz's trail. Bringing to light a wealth of information, Herlihy's gripping narrative captures the soaring joys and constant dangers accompanying the bicycle adventurer in the days before paved roads and automobiles. This untold story culminates with Sachtleben's heroic effort to bring Lenz's accused murderers to justice, even as troubled Turkey teetered on the edge of collapse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid V. Herlihy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBicycle: The History, \u003c\/i\u003eand his work has been featured on National Public Radio and Voice of America and in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, Boston Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHistoric Preservation\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1999 Herlihy received the McNair History Award from the Wheelmen, the preeminent American association of antique bicycle collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.06 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468144132349,"sku":"9780547521985","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/VXY5Z3hmWDdJeVU5aUlMQVlaZEI0dz09.webp?v=1777285566","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-lost-cyclist-the-epic-tale-of-an-american-adventurer-and-his-mysterious-disappearance-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}