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- "Around the World on a Bicycle, Volume I, From San Francisco to Teheran," 1887 - In 1884, Thomas Stevens set out from San Francisco, California, on his high-wheel bicycle and pedaled around the world. He reported on his adventure in the sporting journal <EM>Outing Magazine</EM> and wrote a two volume work after the completion of his journey. This volume, published in 1887, recounts his travels from San Francisco, California, to Teheran in present-day Iran.
- 1884
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"Around the World on a Bicycle, Volume I, From San Francisco to Teheran," 1887
In 1884, Thomas Stevens set out from San Francisco, California, on his high-wheel bicycle and pedaled around the world. He reported on his adventure in the sporting journal Outing Magazine and wrote a two volume work after the completion of his journey. This volume, published in 1887, recounts his travels from San Francisco, California, to Teheran in present-day Iran.
- Memoir, "Lenoir-type Engine Made by Ford," December 9, 1938 - Belgian-French engineer Jean Joseph Lenoir patented a non-compression internal combustion engine in 1860. During Henry Ford's legal battle over the 1895 Selden automobile patent, Ford claimed his engines were based on Lenoir's design and not subject to the Selden patent. This reminiscence from Ford employee Fred Allison describes building a Lenoir-type engine to exhibit to the New York Court of Appeals.
- December 09, 1938
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Memoir, "Lenoir-type Engine Made by Ford," December 9, 1938
Belgian-French engineer Jean Joseph Lenoir patented a non-compression internal combustion engine in 1860. During Henry Ford's legal battle over the 1895 Selden automobile patent, Ford claimed his engines were based on Lenoir's design and not subject to the Selden patent. This reminiscence from Ford employee Fred Allison describes building a Lenoir-type engine to exhibit to the New York Court of Appeals.
- Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume II, 1885 - Former President Ulysses S. Grant began writing his memoirs in 1884. He was bankrupt from ill-advised financial investments and unable to repay his losses. Friends suggested he write about his military and wartime experiences. Diagnosed with throat cancer soon after he started writing, Grant finished days before his death in 1885. The two-volume work was a financial and literary success.
- 1885
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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Volume II, 1885
Former President Ulysses S. Grant began writing his memoirs in 1884. He was bankrupt from ill-advised financial investments and unable to repay his losses. Friends suggested he write about his military and wartime experiences. Diagnosed with throat cancer soon after he started writing, Grant finished days before his death in 1885. The two-volume work was a financial and literary success.
- Book, "Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle," 1887 - "Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle" recounts the cycling adventures of Yale graduate, Lyman Hotchkiss Bagg, also known as Karl Kron. Bagg set off on his adventures in 1884 atop a high-wheel bicycle. His detailed travelogue provided enthusiasts with information about cycling in the United States and Europe.
- 1883-1887
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Book, "Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle," 1887
"Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle" recounts the cycling adventures of Yale graduate, Lyman Hotchkiss Bagg, also known as Karl Kron. Bagg set off on his adventures in 1884 atop a high-wheel bicycle. His detailed travelogue provided enthusiasts with information about cycling in the United States and Europe.
- Memoir of the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy, Murdered at Alton, Illinois, Nov 7, 1837 - In the mid-1830s, pro-slavery mobs destroyed the printing presses that Elijah Parish Lovejoy used to publish anti-slavery treatises in St. Louis, Missouri--a slave state. Fearing for his life, Lovejoy moved to the free state of Illinois, but violence escalated, and he was fatally shot in November 1837. His death galvanized anti-slavery advocates, including young Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln.
- 1838
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Memoir of the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy, Murdered at Alton, Illinois, Nov 7, 1837
In the mid-1830s, pro-slavery mobs destroyed the printing presses that Elijah Parish Lovejoy used to publish anti-slavery treatises in St. Louis, Missouri--a slave state. Fearing for his life, Lovejoy moved to the free state of Illinois, but violence escalated, and he was fatally shot in November 1837. His death galvanized anti-slavery advocates, including young Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln.