Across America By Motor-Cycle

In 1919, Charles Kenilworth ("C.K.") Shepherd -- a veteran of World War I and former British Royal Air Force Captain -- took some "time off" after his service. He traveled to the United States to "trot 'round America" on a brand new, top-of-the-line Henderson 4-cylinder motorcycle he dubbed "Lizzie." Just eleven days after arriving in the States, Shepherd and Lizzie headed west on a pioneer adventure. Almost 100 years later, Mark Hunnibell discovered Shepherd's book while beginning to restore his own "basket case" 1919 Henderson motorcycle that his father had given him decades earlier. Realizing it was the same make, model, and year owned by Shepherd, Hunnibell imagined retracing Shepherd's journey, but realized such a major feat would go well beyond mechanical restoration. He set about analyzing the book word-by-word in a bold attempt to discover, document, and reverse-engineer the smallest details of Shepherd's ride. He sought to answer fundamental questions such as: Who was "C.K. Shepherd" and what was his background? Why did he embark on this trip? Whatever happened to him? This Fully Annotated Centennial Edition contains nearly 1,000 exhaustively researched notes, original photographs (many previously unpublished that had been taken by Shepherd himself), illustrations, and rich period details and explanations. A wonderful historic account of America, a century ago, as seen from the saddle of a motorcycle. By C.K. Shepherd, Annotated by M.L. Hunnibell. Softbound. 7"x10", 452 pp., b/w illus. Limited edition signed by Mark Hunnibell.