From boneshakers to choppers :

Smedman, Lisa.

From boneshakers to choppers : the rip-roaring history of motorcycles From bone shakers to choppers Lisa Smedman. - Toronto ; New York : Annick Press, c2007. - 120 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113) and index.

Introduction: the passion for motorcycles -- The first "motor bicycles" -- Adventure on two wheels -- Pushing the limits -- The motorcycle goes to war -- Fun and games -- Bad boys on bikes -- The "nicest people" -- Mods vs. Rockers: scooters vs. motorcycles -- Motorcycles hit the mainstream -- Going to extremes -- Epilogue: what's ahead.

An illustrated history of the motorcycle from its invention in the 1880s to the present.

9781554510153


Motorcycles--History--Juvenile literature.
Motorcycles --History.
Motorcycles.

TL 440.15 / .Sm32 2007