The Horse in the City: Living Machines in the Nineteenth Century

(Part of the Animals, History, Culture Series)

by Joel A. Tarr, Clay McShane, Joel Tarr

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Honorable mention, 2007 Lewis Mumford Prize, American Society of City and Regional Planning

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 and Joel A. Tarr, prominent scholars of American urban life,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801886007

ISBN13:9780801886003

Release Date:July 2007

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Animals History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Pets Pets & Animal Care

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