This article featured in the N/O today. http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/28/551918/retracing-doomed-cyclists-path.html
On Jun 27, 4:08 pm, Dale Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Two North Carolina Triangle opportunities to hear & see a talk & visual > presentation > * > *by* **DAVID HERLIHY * > the author of * > **THE LOST CYCLIST*: > THE EPIC TALE OF AN AMERICAN ADVENTURER AND HIS MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. > > In 1892, Frank Lenz set off on a 20,000 mile world tour on the forerunner of > the modern bike. He never completed the trip. Author David Herlihy will > discuss and sign copies of his new book, *The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of > an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance, *about Frank Lenz, > a young man who left Pittsburgh in the spring of 1892 to cycle around the > world. > Herlihy will give a digital slideshow of photographs Lenz took before his > world tour (on an old-fashioned “high-wheeler”) and during his trip through > the U.S., Japan, China, Burma, India, and Persia. > Herlihy is also the author of *Bicycle: The History. * > > *Monday, June 28 7:30 pm** > * > *Quail Ridge Books & Music * > Ridgewood Shopping Center, > 3522 Wade Avenue, Raleigh, NC. 919-828-1588www.quailridgebooks.com > (off the Raleigh 440 Beltline, across from Meredith College.) > The program is co-sponsored by All Star Bike Shop. > Google map here: *http://tinyurl.com/lostcyclistraleigh* > * > **Tuesday, June 29 7 p.m.** > > **The Regulator Bookshop* > 720 Ninth Street, Durham NC 919-286-2700www.regulatorbookshop.com > Google map here: *http://tinyurl.com/lostcyclistdurham** > * > > For more information, contact Herlihy at [email protected] > > Dale Brown > cycles de ORO, Inc. > 1410 Mill Street #100 > Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 USA > 336-274-5959www.cyclesdeoro.comwww.classicrendezvous.comwww.carolinacup.com > “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving” > A.Einstein -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
