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Mar 12, 2017 · This is the story about Thomas Stevens who became the first man to cycle around the world on a bicycle. Even today, a journey of these proportions is a challenge, but making it back in the 1880s with a simple penny-farthing bicycle was even a greater challenge.
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Thomas Stevens (24 December 1854 – 24 January 1935) was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle. He rode a large-wheeled Ordinary, also known as a penny-farthing, from April 1884 to December 1886.
Jun 27, 2016 · An extraordinary traveller. Thomas Stevens was a fearless, creative and resourceful adventurer. He travelled to unique locations using different methods of transport, and his descriptive accounts of his travels provide a vivid picture of life in those places at that time.
In 1884, Englishman, Thomas Stevens became the first person to cycle across North America. Mr Stevens cycled, (and sometimes walked), his big-old penny farthing from San Francisco to Boston.
May 7, 2020 · Thomas Stevens was born in England. At the age of 17, he moved to San Francisco – a city that introduced him to bicycles. The young fella then learned how to tame a penny-farthing; skill that would change his life for good.
In 1886, Thomas Stevens became the first person to travel across the globe on a penny-farthing bicycle. It was an astounding achievement. He published the story of his travels in the book...
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Jan 21, 2007 · When Tom Stevens stepped off the Alameda Ferry in Oakland to begin his around the world bicycle ride in 1884, there were a couple of things he didn't have to worry about — cars and trucks. Of course, that meant he had to do without roads, too.
