Boston’s Twentieth Century Bicycling Renaissance: Cultural Change on Two Wheels
Featuring bikes and the 1970s Environmental Movement; bike paths and bikeways, and rails-to-trails and their opponents; mountain bike and BMX riding; gay, Black, and women cyclists; bike racing and building; AIDS and ither charitable rides.
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Chapter Titles
1. The Bicycle Craze Ends, 1895-1900
2. Bicycle Struggles and Hopes for Recovery, 1900-1945
3. Bicycling on the Cusp of the Renaissance, 1945-1970
4. Activists in the Bicycle Renaissance, 1970-2000
5. Where Do Bikes Belong?
6. Left Politics and the Bike Business
7. Riding for Recreation, Charity, and Work
8. Boombox, Bulldogs, and Backwards Cyclists on Blue Hill Avenue
9. Bicycle Racing and Building in the Renaissance
10. Looking Back and Looking Forward
Bicycling History 