The horse in the city : living machines in the nineteenth century / Clay McShane and Joel A. Tarr.
The horse in the city : living machines in the nineteenth century / Clay McShane and Joel A. Tarr.
The horse in the city : living machines in the nineteenth century / Clay McShane and Joel A. Tarr.
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Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N307.76/ 138
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English
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xi, 242 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : thinking about horses -- 1. Markets : the urban horse as a commodity -- 2. Regulation : controlling horses and their humans -- 3. Powering urban transit -- 4. The horse and leisure : serving the needs of different urban social groups -- 5. Stables and the built environment -- 6. Nutri...
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Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
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Maryland
Date Published
2007.
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"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 explore the critical role that the horse played...
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The horse in the city : living machines in the nineteenth century / Clay McShane and Joel A. Tarr.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N307.76/ 138
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74VKRNrbZXgM
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0801886007 (hbk.) :
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307.76
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991023202959702626
