Project Gutenberg 2015-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 95 Thayer, George B. (George Burton) 1853 1928 Thayer, George Burton Pedal and Path: Across the Continent Awheel and Afoot Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Pedal and Path: Across the Continent Awheel and Afoot" by George B. Thayer is a travel memoir written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the author's adventurous journey of over eleven thousand miles on a bicycle and on foot, traversing various states across America. Thayer reflects on the beauty and challenges of his travels while engaging with the people and landscapes he encounters, making it a compelling account for readers interested in exploration during a pivotal time in American history. The opening of the book introduces Thayer's desire to escape the monotony of a business routine through cycling. He recounts his early cycling experiences and how they ignited a passion for travel and sightseeing, leading up to his grand trip from Hartford, Connecticut, to San Francisco, California. As he details his preparations, including his packing and route planning, he paints a vivid picture of the landscapes and characters he anticipates meeting. Thayer shares his insights on the joys and difficulties of travel, setting the stage for a journey filled with personal reflection and observations of the world in which he travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Description and travel Bicycle touring E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 535342 535407 2024-09-20T14:35:04.578876 2023-09-21T10:56:42.279498 text/html text/html 528615 2015-07-18T09:46:24 text/html; charset=us-ascii 2996280 2015-07-18T09:46:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 3203512 2024-09-20T14:35:17.049869 application/epub+zip 3202185 2024-09-20T14:35:08.588862 application/epub+zip 613153 2024-09-20T14:35:06.482889 application/epub+zip 3605598 2024-09-20T14:35:23.133832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3221737 2024-09-20T14:35:14.949894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365491 2022-09-22T12:03:02.074964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445442 445205 2024-09-20T14:35:03.316883 2023-09-21T10:56:40.953481 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 445520 2015-07-18T09:46:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 170545 2015-07-18T09:46:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18243 2024-09-20T14:35:24.588777 application/rdf+xml 19385 2024-09-20T14:35:06.589865 image/jpeg 3098 2024-09-20T14:35:06.536855 image/jpeg 3003910 2024-09-20T14:35:04.750887 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog