| Across Asia on a Bicycle: The Journey of Two American Students from Constantinople to Peking Contributor(s): Allen, Thomas Gaskell, Jr. (Author), Sachtleben, William Lewis (Author), Perry, Michael W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1587420201 ISBN-13: 9781587420207 Publisher: Inkling Books OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2003 Annotation: In 1890, two American college graduates set out to travel around the world on a then-new invention, the modern bicycle. In 1893 they returned, have covered over 15,000 miles, at that time the "longest continuous land journey ever made around the world." This is their account their trip across Turkey, Persia, Turkestan and northern China. It described their adventures traveling along through regions few outsiders ever visited. Out of print over a century, this book is now back in print with additional notes and maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Expeditions & Discoveries |
| Dewey: 915.043 |
| LCCN: 2003108831 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.08" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 168 pages |