{"product_id":"lost-cyclist-the-epic-tale-of-an-american-adventurer-and-his-mysterious-disappearance","title":"Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDavid V Herlihy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780547195575\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHoughton Mifflin Harcourt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e326\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\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 \"Outing\" magazine. Two years later, after having survived countless near disasters and unimaginable hardships, he approached Europe for the final leg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe never made it. His mysterious disappearance in eastern Turkey sparked an international outcry and compelled \"Outing\" 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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance | David V Herlihy | Hardcover | 9780547195575 | Used: Very Good | American History 1705205 (temp: 27)","offer_id":48847425208472,"sku":"1705205","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51f16oN3ukL.jpg?v=1775437287","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/lost-cyclist-the-epic-tale-of-an-american-adventurer-and-his-mysterious-disappearance","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}