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Get Up and Ride - by Jim Shea (Paperback)

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  • In the summer of 2010, brothers-in-law Marty and Jim embark on a cycling trip along the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal, a 335-mile trek from their home in Pittsburgh, PA to Jim's childhood home in Washington, DC.
  • Author(s): Jim Shea
  • 204 Pages
  • Sports + Recreation, Cycling

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About the Book



A Humorous True Story of Two Friends Cycling the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal



Book Synopsis



In the summer of 2010, brothers-in-law Marty and Jim embark on a cycling trip along the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal, a 335-mile trek from their home in Pittsburgh, PA to Jim's childhood home in Washington, DC. Chance encounters with colorful local characters and surprising escapades make for nonstop laughs.

Over the course of five days, they experience breathtaking scenery and explore early American history, while learning more about each other as well as themselves.

This true story is for adventurers and cyclists as well as couch potatoes looking for a lighthearted take on friendship and fun.



Review Quotes




"An adventurous tale" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Insightful, full of tips and very humorous." - Subaru Drive Magazine's Favorite Book Picks, Fall 2021 (Carol Miles)

"'Get Up and Ride' integrates plenty of local color and history to complement a series of mostly amusing anecdotes in presenting a narrative that tends to draw in readers pretty much immediately." - The Almanac (Pittsburgh, PA)

"A laugh-filled journey... the book also chronicles Shea's decades-long friendship with Marty, a sculptor and inner-city high school art teacher, who has taught his tech-exec brother-in-law to slow down, welcome new experiences and appreciate small moments." - Notre Dame Magazine

"'Get Up and Ride' contains sometimes hilarious accounts of Jim and Marty's adventures and the people they met, interleaved with flashbacks from their long, storied friendship. Jim also sprinkles in the history of the towns along the way... George Washington's role in 1750's western Pennsylvania, the struggle between the French and British for control of Pittsburgh, and the history of several important Civil War conflicts along the C&O Canal." - USC Today Magazine

"The honest start to 'Get Up and Ride' leads into a journey - physical, metaphorical and humorous - along the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal trails. An entertaining read." - Uniontown Herald-Standard

"A true detailed GAP/C&O trail experience with humor and history." - Meyersdale Historical Society Visitor Center

"A new book full of humorous tales about biking the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal." - Monocacy Monocle

"The top humorous C&O/GAP cycling adventure book of 2021!" - Brunswick Main Street


Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .47 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 204
Genre: Sports + Recreation
Sub-Genre: Cycling
Publisher: Jim Shea
Format: Paperback
Author: Jim Shea
Language: English
Street Date: October 5, 2021
TCIN: 86490185
UPC: 9781736260616
Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-9792
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.47 inches length x 5 inches width x 8 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.5 pounds
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