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When blacksmith Pierre Michaux affixed pedals to the front axle of a two-wheeled scooter with a seat, he helped kick off a craze known as velocipedomania, which swept France in the late 1860s. The immediate forerunner of the bicycle, the velocipede similarly reflected changing cultural attitudes and challenged gender norms.
Velocipedomania is the first in-depth study of the velocipede fad and the popular culture it inspired. It explores how the device was hailed as a symbol of France's cutting-edge technological advancements, yet also marketed as an invention with a noble pedigree, born from the nation's cultural and literary heritage. Giving readers a window into the material culture and enthusiasms of Second Empire France, it provides the first English translations of 1869's Manual of the Velocipede, 1868's Note on Monsieur Michaux's Velocipede, and the 1869 operetta Dagobert and his Velocipede. It also reprints scores of rare images from newspapers and advertisements, analyzing how these magnificent machines captured the era's visual imagination. By looking at how it influenced French attitudes towards politics, national identity, technology, fashion, fitness, and gender roles, this book shows how the short-lived craze of velocipedomania had a big impact.
Contents
Introduction
Velocipedomania
CHAPTER ONE
The Utilitarian Velocipede
Note on Monsieur Michaux's Velocipede
CHAPTER TWO
The Velocipede on Stage
Dagobert and His Velocipede
CHAPTER THREE
Narrating Velocipedomania
Manual of the Velocipede
CHAPTER FOUR
Velocipedomania in Verse
CONCLUSION
"We Thought the Velocipede Was Dead"
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index
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