Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. 1

by Thomas Stevens

45 chapters22h 28mEnglish1887

About this book

Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Francisco from where he cycled to Boston to take a steamer to England. Crossing England, France, Central Europe and Asia Minor before he was turned back at the borders of Afghanistan. He returned part of the way to take a ship to Karachi, from where he crossed India. Another steam ship brought him from Calcutta to Hong Kong, and from Shanghai he set over to Japan, finally ending his journey after actually cycling 13.500 miles in Yokohama, December 1886. This is the first volume of his travel experiences, detailing the part of the journey from San Francisco to Teheran, where he spent the winter. (Summary by Availle)

Chapters (44)

1I: Over the Sierras Nevadas, Part 1

1553

2I: Over the Sierras Nevadas, Part 2

1800

3II: Over the Deserts of Nevada, Part 1

1651

4II: Over the Deserts of Nevada, Part 2

1857

5III: Through Mormon Land and over the Rockies, Part 1

1902

6III: Through Mormon Land and over the Rockies, Part 2

1523

7IV: From the Great Plains to the Atlantic, Part 1

1780

8IV: From the Great Plains to the Atlantic, Part 2

1462

9V: From America to the German Frontier, Part 1

1934

10V: From America to the German Frontier, Part 2

1547

11V: From America to the German Frontier, Part 3

1342

12VI: Germany, Austria and Hungary, Part 1

1621

13VI: Germany, Austria and Hungary, Part 2

1753

14VI: Germany, Austria and Hungary, Part 3

1765

15VII: Through Slavonia and Servia, Part 1

1751

16VII: Through Slavonia and Servia, Part 2

1558

17VII: Through Slavonia and Servia, Part 3

1242

18VIII: Bulgaria, Roumelia, and into Turkey, Part 1

1313

19VIII: Bulgaria, Roumelia, and into Turkey, Part 2

1382

20VIII: Bulgaria, Roumelia, and into Turkey, Part 3

1274

21IX: Through European Turkey, Part 1

1526

22IX: Through European Turkey, Part 2

1430

23IX: Through European Turkey, Part 3

1477

24X: The Start Through Asia

1573

25XI: On Through Asia

2069

26XII: Through the Angora-Goat Country, Part 1

2147

27XII: Through the Angora-Goat Country, Part 2

2060

28XIII: Bey Bazaar, Angora, and Eastward, Part 1

1700

29XIII: Bey Bazaar, Angora, and Eastward, Part 2

1544

30XIII: Bey Bazaar, Angora, and Eastward, Part 3

1249

31XIV: Across the Kizil Irmak River to Yuzgat

1795

32XV: From the Koordish Camp to Yuzgat

2853

33XVI: Through the Silas Vilayet into Armenia, Part 1

1858

34XVI: Through the Silas Vilayet into Armenia, Part 2

2640

35XVII: Through Erzingan and Erzeroum, Part 1

1863

36XVII: Through Erzingan and Erzeroum, Part 2

2491

37XVIII: Mount Ararat and Koordistan, Part 1

2596

38XVIII: Mount Ararat and Koordistan, Part 2

2212

39XIX: Persia and the Tabreez Caravan Trail, Part 1

2508

40XIX: Persia and the Tabreez Caravan Trail, Part 2

2311

41XX: Tabreez to Teheran, Part 1

2304

42XX: Tabreez to Teheran, Part 2

1674

43XXI: Teheran, Part 1

2451

44XXI: Teheran, Part 2

2369

Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. 1

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