Where Have All the Horses Gone?
How Advancing Technology Swept American Horses from the Road, the Farm, the Range and the Battlefield
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2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6713-3 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6713-3 (ISBN)
A century ago, horses were ubiquitous in America. They plowed the fields, transported people and goods within and between cities and herded livestock. Then, in just a few decades, the horses vanished in a wave of emerging technologies. At the same time, those technologies fostered unprecedented economic growth, and with it a culture of recreation and leisure that opened a new place for the horse.
A century ago, horses were ubiquitous in America. They plowed the fields, transported people and goods within and between cities and herded livestock. About a million of them were shipped overseas to serve in World War I. Equine related industries employed vast numbers of stable workers, farriers, wainwrights, harness makers and teamsters. Cities were ringed with fodder-producing farmland, and five-story stables occupied prime real estate in Manhattan.
Then, in just a few decades, the horses vanished in a wave of emerging technologies. Those technologies fostered unprecedented economic growth, and with it a culture of recreation and leisure that opened a new place for the horse as an athletic teammate and social companion.
A century ago, horses were ubiquitous in America. They plowed the fields, transported people and goods within and between cities and herded livestock. About a million of them were shipped overseas to serve in World War I. Equine related industries employed vast numbers of stable workers, farriers, wainwrights, harness makers and teamsters. Cities were ringed with fodder-producing farmland, and five-story stables occupied prime real estate in Manhattan.
Then, in just a few decades, the horses vanished in a wave of emerging technologies. Those technologies fostered unprecedented economic growth, and with it a culture of recreation and leisure that opened a new place for the horse as an athletic teammate and social companion.
Jonathan V. Levin’s previous writings covered the environment, local history, and economic history. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
One: America’s Horses Go to War
Two: What Did You Do in the War, Dobbin?
Three: On the American Road
Four: On the Farm
Five: On the Range
Six: Recreation
Seven: Racing
Eight: Polo
Nine: Unwanted Horses
Conclusion
Appendix (Tables 1–10)
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.04.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 12 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 331 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6713-6 / 1476667136 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6713-3 / 9781476667133 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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