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Wheel Man

Robert M. Keating, Pioneer of Bicycles, Motorcycles and Automobiles

Wheel Man( )
Author: Keating, R. K.
ISBN:978-0-7864-7970-2
Publication Date:Oct 2014
Publisher:McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $56.00
Book Description:

Robert M. Keating's story is America's story. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1862 to poor Irish immigrants, he was just 13 when his father died suddenly. A precocious boy with a knack for mechanics, Keating filed his first patent at 22, started his own bicycle company at 28, and at 32 was producing one of the most innovative bicycle lines in the world in a state-of-the-art factory. This book tells the story of Keating and his Keating Wheel Company, a Gilded Age story of...
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Book Details
Pages:404
Detailed Subjects: Business & Economics / Industries / Automobile Industry
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):17.78 x 25.4 x 2.057 cm
Book Weight:0.695 Kilograms



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