The horse in the city : living machines in the nineteenth century / Clay McShane and Joel A. Tarr.

"The nineteenth century was the golden age of the horse. In urban America, the indispensable horse provided the power for not only vehicles that moved freight, transported passengers, and fought fires but also equipment in breweries, mills, foundries, and machine shops." "Clay McShane...

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Main Author: McShane, Clay
Other Authors: Tarr, Joel A. (Joel Arthur), 1934-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Series:Animals, history, culture.
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