{"product_id":"a-bicycle-trip-of-long-ago-from-saint-paul-minnesota-to-new-york-boston-and-back-in-1915-hardcover-1","title":"A Bicycle Trip of Long Ago: From Saint Paul, Minnesota to New York, Boston, and back in 1915 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeon W. Schroeder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1915, Leon W. Schroeder and his cousin Harwood E. Temple were high school students in St. Paul, Minnesota. With a few basic supplies and a little cash, the two boys set out on a roundtrip bicycle journey to New York and Boston. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey left St. Paul on June 28 and returned home on October 8, after pedaling and walking 3,627 miles through twelve states.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e65 years later, in 1980, Leon Schroeder wrote a detailed description of the entire trip. The 310-page book was typewritten, with photos and illustrations pasted in. Twelve signed and numbered hardbound duplicates were made for family members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2023, one of Leon Schroeder's original typewritten books was digitally photographed to produce this replica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this colorful day-by-day narrative of their bicycle journey, Leon and Harwood provide us with a wonderful view of life in the USA in the early 20th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was an era of goodwill, generosity, muddy roads, and innocent adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127385002119,"sku":"9798218190972","price":44.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8cfe667348091fb3ca8ecfe687ff9314_59c4a63b-0ae0-4d1a-8cb8-fd31dd7cd16f.webp?v=1732588246","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-bicycle-trip-of-long-ago-from-saint-paul-minnesota-to-new-york-boston-and-back-in-1915-hardcover-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}