Raleigh and the British Bicycle Industry

• Contents: Introduction; Raleigh and the British bicycle industry; Boom, bust and progress: the British bicycle industry 1870-1914; Frank Bowden and the making of the Raleigh Cycle Co., c.1887-1914; The ’golden age’ of cycling: depression and recovery in the inter-war years; From father to son: Harold Bowden and entrepreneurial ’optimism’ at Raleigh, 1914-39; Progress and challenge: the British bicycle industry in the post-war years, 1945-60; Triumphs and adversities: Raleigh Industries Ltd, 1939-60; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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