Peter Joffre Nye has worked as a prize-winning author, journalist, and magazine editor in Washington, DC. He is the author of several books, including The Fast Times of Albert Champion: From Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon, an Untold Story of Speed, Success, … Continue reading Peter Nye at Home: Bicycle Racing and No Summer Olympics
The following is an excerpt from Hearts of Lions: The History of American Bicycle Racing by Peter Joffre Nye (Nebraska, 2020). Chapter 4: John M. Chapman, Czar of Cycling Tis on Market Street away from all the cornfields Mistress Mihlon draws the amber … Continue reading Excerpt: Hearts of Lions
The following is an excerpt from Assembling Moral Mobilities by Nicholas A. Scott (February 2020). 1: Domestic Mobilities Local Tradition, Urban Place, and Good Roads What makes mobilities domestically good? What makes a bike lane good for creating “home”? What domestic lessons … Continue reading Excerpt: Assembling Moral Mobilities
Last week, Women on the Move author Roger Gilles hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, fielding questions on his book, the women who raced at the turn of the 20th Century and the legacy of their accomplishments. Take a look … Continue reading Answering Reader Questions on Women on the Move
Books Women on the Move: The Forgotten Era of Women’s Bicycle Racing Roger Gilles Feature in the Guardian: “Gilles’s book is a window into a virtually unknown time in women’s sports, and it’s important because it adds to the history of female … Continue reading News and Reviews
Roger Gilles is a writing professor at Grand Valley State University and the author of Women on the Move: The Forgotten Era of Women’s Bicycle Racing (October 2018). At this year’s Tour de France, women cyclists were once more doing … Continue reading Women’s Bicycling from 1896 to today: Still Fighting to Ride
Move past the headliners and superstars and try some of the more offbeat and quirky stories of athletes and sports to shake up your summer reading list. The California Golden Seals: A Tale of White Skates, Red Ink, and One … Continue reading Kick start your summer reading
Books The Integration of the Pacific Coast League: Race and Baseball on the West Coast Amy Essington Included in the New York Times Book Review’s Summer Reading List. The Roger Kahn Reader: Six Decades of Sportswriting Roger Kahn; … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following post is from Joeth Zucco, Senior Project Editor at UNP. I opted outside on Black Friday. Or rather #OptOutside. Outdoor retailer REI started the campaign in 2015. It makes sense. They sell outdoor recreation, and instead of lining up customers outside their stores, they gave their employees the day off (with pay!) and asked them to practice what they preach. It’s really a brilliant marketing idea. I’ve never been a fan of Black Friday. I go out of my way not to spend money on that day. And with Black Friday sales starting earlier and earlier and even … Continue reading People Make Publishing: #OptOutside and Enjoy the Season
The following is an excerpt from Culture on Two Wheels: The Bicycle in Literature and Film (Nebraska, 2016), edited and with an introduction by Jeremy Withers and Daniel P. Shea. Chapter 10 “I’ll Get You, My Pretty!”: Bicycle Horror and the Abject Cyclicity of History … Continue reading Excerpt: Culture on Two Wheels
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