Wheel Man: Robert M. Keating, Pioneer of Bicycles, Motorcycles and Automobiles
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Robert M. Keating's story is America's story. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1862 to poor Irish immigrants, he was just 13 when his father died suddenly. A precocious boy with a knack for mechanics, Keating filed his first patent at 22, started his own bicycle company at 28, and at 32 was producing one of the most innovative bicycle lines in the world in a state-of-the-art factory. Along the way he flirted with baseball, briefly...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786479701
ISBN13:9780786479702
Release Date:October 2014
Publisher:McFarland & Company
Length:404 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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