The Great Bicycle Experiment: The Army's Historic Black Bicycle Corps, 1896-97

by Kay Moore

Book Overview

In 1896 Lt. James Moss, second lieutenant at Fort Missoula, Montana, had a revolutionary idea: that bicycles, a relatively new innovation, could be employed by the military to replace cavalry horses for certain operations. Bikes did not need food, water, or rest; they would not die; they would never disobey their rider; and they were nearly noiseless. The eager young lieutenant set out to test this idea and prove the worth of the bicycle in army campaigns...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878425934
• ISBN13: 9780878425938
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher