Imagine a world without automobiles, traffic lights, and interstate highways. Or the wordscommuter and parking. For a nation that prides itself on the freedom of movement and the long weekend, this se
McShane (history, Northeastern U.) and Tarr (Carnegie Mellon U.) explore the dependence of 19th-century urbanites on the horse as a "living machine" providing the power necessary for the vital operati
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
