The Great Bicycle Experiment: The Army's Historic Black Bicycle Corps, 1896-97
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In 1896 Lt. James Moss, second lieutenant at Fort Missoula, Montana, had a revolutionary idea: that bicycles, a relatively new innovation, could be employed by the military to replace cavalry horses for certain operations. Bikes did not need food, water, or rest; they would not die; they would never disobey their rider; and they were nearly noiseless. The eager young lieutenant set out to test this idea and prove the worth of the bicycle in army campaigns...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0878425934
ISBN13:9780878425938
Release Date:October 2012
Publisher:Mountain Press Publishing Company
Length:86 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.9" x 8.8"
Age Range:10 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 5 and higher
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