| The American Motorcycle Girls: A Photographic History Of Early Women Motorcyclists |  | Author: Cristine Sommer Simmons
Publisher: Parker House
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 11 x 1.1
ISBN: 0981727050
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780981727059
ASIN: 0981727050
Publication Date: June 2009
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Product Description
Cris Sommer Simmons, something of an American motorcycle pioneer herself, has been collecting photographs of women motorcyclists for nearly thirty years. A long time rider, often on a Harley-Davidson, she has scoured photo collections across the country and then spend hundreds of hours researching the contents of the photographs she has found. This book is the best of her veritable treasure trove. 'Charming' is the best word to describe each and every shot. Equally, one might say 'informative' or even 'evocative' but in truth this is a hugely significant work that seeks to charm and inject the reader with nostalgia for a surely bygone era.
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 Lovely January 24, 2010
A Regular Jo (renting in Pittsburgh)
What a gorgeous book! I bought this for a friend's birthday and he loved it! Great pictures. Quality book. The ladies and bikes are fabulous!
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Wonderful book! Great pictures! January 18, 2010
08harleyrider (Oklahoma)
I received this book for Christmas from my husband. I absolutely love it! It is a big, heavy book with lots of great pictures and stories in it. It was so much fun to learn about these adventurous ladies who opened the path for women motorcycle riders. This made me even more excited about learning to ride! I highly recommend this book but too wish that it had been printed in the USA and not in China. Surely, we have a book manufacturer here that could do just as good of a job.
Great table book January 13, 2010
Bruce I. Macdonald
Great book on some extraordinary women motorcycles riders. Stories are wonderful and easy to read. The only thing I didn't like is this book was printed in China! I want books and products made in USA, or anywhere but China!
Exceptional Book - Great peice of work! January 11, 2010
K. Patterson (USA)
I just picked up a copy of The American Motorcycle Girls at the Springfield Museum. This is an exceptional book from both a quality and content perspective. If you enjoy motorcycling history, with lots of pictures from days gone by, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of this book. I have loads of great books on the history of motorcycles, racing, etc, and this one is certainly among the best. Lots of pictures, and quite a comprehensive history (concisely written) of great achuievements by early bikers - that, in this case, happen to be women - making some of the achievements even more impressive when you consider the circumstances that they dealt with in their endeeavours. Clearly the writer of this book has much regard for the history of mororcycling and has made a great contribution to the available information. A very enjoyable read... and an outstanding collection of photographs.
OK all the way December 24, 2009
Bourdache (Paris, France)
Great book on a subject rarely explored and great illustrations too ! A gem !!!
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