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Tillie the terrible Swede : how one woman, a sewing needle, and a bicycle changed history
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- ISBN: 9780375844423 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0375844422 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780375944420 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 0375944427 (lib. bdg.)
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Physical Description:
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2011.
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| Subject: | Anderson, Tillie Cyclists Sweden Biography Cyclists United States Biography Women cyclists Sweden Biography Women cyclists United States Biography |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J B A551s (Text) | 33126016350856 | JBiography | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Traces the story of the 19th-century womenâs bicycle riding champion, describing how the pioneering Swedish immigrant scandalized period society by acquiring a bicycle and unconventional new clothes that enabled her to train as a speed racer. By the NAACP Image Award-winning author ofNothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson . - Random House, Inc.
When Tillie Anderson came to America, all she had was a needle. So she got herself a job in a tailor shop and waited for a dream to find her. One day, a man sped by on a bicycle. She was told "bicycles aren't for ladies," but from then on, Tillie dreamed of ridingânot graceful figure eights, but speedy, scorching, racy riding! And she knew that couldn't be done in a fancy lady's dress. . . . With arduous training and her (shocking!) new clothes, Tillie became the women's bicycle-riding champion of the world.
Sue Stauffacher's lively text and Sarah McMenemy's charming illustrations capture the energy of America's bicycle craze and tell the story of one woman who wouldn't let society's expectations stop her from achieving her dream.