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"Get Up and Ride" Author Chat with Jim Shea

Program Type:

Books & Authors

Age Group:

Adult
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Event Details

Join Jim Shea, author of the book "Get Up and Ride" as he relays his adventures bicycling the 335 mile trip from Pittsburgh to Washington DC along the C&O canal and Great Allegheny Passage!  "Get Up and Ride" is a fun, light-hearted true story with local flavor, colorful characters and surprising escapades. The author briefly intersperses history of the canal and railroad as well as Civil War, French and Indian War and colonial occurrences. The most charming aspect of the book is its self reflection and the emphasis on the friendship between Jim and his brother-in-law, Marty. This fun "bromance" will appeal to cyclists, history buffs, book clubs and folks who savor the beautiful country between DC and Pittsburgh.

Join us for discussion and coffee.