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At the Creation: Myth, Reality, and the Origins of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle, 1901-1909
At the Creation Myth Reality and the Origins of the HarleyDavidson Motorcycle 19011909 Author:Herbert Wagner Backed by a decade of research, At the Creation documents for the first time the early and critical years of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle in its birthplace of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Herbert Wagner brings to life the human side of Harley-Davidson's quest to motorize the bicycle and then promote it as a powerful, fast, reliable, and thrill... more »ing means of personal transportation. This book examines the origins of two-wheeled transportation at a time when combining the gasoline engine with the bicycle was the province of dreamers and con men. This is the definitive account of the beginnings of the only American motorcycle brand to ultimately succeed and survive.« less