Horses at work [ harnessing power in industrial America
New industrial machines and power sources, far from eliminating work animals from nineteenth-century America, required millions of horses to supply the energy necessary for industrial development. Horses were ubiquitous in cities and on farms, providing
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass :
Harvard University Press ,
c2008
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
| Summary: | New industrial machines and power sources, far from eliminating work animals from nineteenth-century America, required millions of horses to supply the energy necessary for industrial development. Horses were ubiquitous in cities and on farms, providing |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 322 p.) : ill |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p [285]-311) and index |
| ISBN: | 0674037901 (electronic bk.) 9780674037908 (electronic bk.) |