In the city of bikes : the story of the Amsterdam cyclist /: the story of the Amsterdam cyclist. (©2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Pete Jordan.
• Other Names: Jordan, Pete
• Contents: Evan a man from America can see a few things : the arrival -- Lucky few : the 1890s -- Piggy hunters : the bike thievery -- King of the street : the 1920s -- It made my head swim : the elephants, centaurs, punks and nuns -- A matter of individual expression : the land of the automobile vs. the land of the bicycle -- Problem children : the 1930s -- Which one's the wrench? : The settling down -- We were true libertines : the first two years of the occupation -- Smash your bikes to bits, slice your tires to pieces : the mass bike confiscation -- You no longer think, you just pedal : the final years of the occupation -- Give my father's bike back : the occupation's legacy -- After you passed : the mystery rider -- It's chaos with the bicycles : the 1950s -- A bike is coming : the new additions -- A bike is something, yet almost nothing! The 1960s -- A big success : the urban myths of the white bicycles -- A typical Amsterdam characteristic : the bike fishermen -- Death to the car! : The 1970s -- It's a joy to be on a bike again! : The 1980s onward -- Let's r4ide : looking back and looking forward.
• Publisher Details: New York : HarperPerennial
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 438 pages)
• Subjects: 796.609492/352; Transportation -- General; Cycling -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs; Cycling; Travel; Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Description and travel; Netherlands -- Amsterdam; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780062100641; 0062100645
• Related ISBNs: 9780061995200; 0061995207
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.