Download or read book Stagecoaches Carriages written by Ivan George Sparkes and published by Bourne End [Eng.] : Spurbooks. This book was released on 1975 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stagecoaches Across the American West written by John A. Sells and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical guide presents a snapshot of how the stagecoach contributed to the settling of the West. The book offers readers an accurate and comprehensive look at this exciting era in American history.
Download or read book Stagecoaches and Wagons written by Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "A more uncouth clumsy machine can scarcely be imagined. In the front is a cabriolet fixed to the body of the coach, for the accommodation of three passengers, who are protected from the rain above, by the projecting roof of the coach, and in front by two heavy curtains of leather, well oiled, and smelling somewhat offensively, fastened to the roof. The inside, which is capacious, and lofty, and will hold six people in great comfort is lined with leather padded, and surrounded with little pockets, in which travellers deposit their bread, snuff, night caps, and pocket handkerchiefs, which generally enjoy each others company, in the same delicate depository. From the roof depends a large net work which is generally crouded with hats, swords, and band boxes, the whole is convenient, and when all parties are seated and arranged, the accommodations are by no means unpleasant. Upon the roof, on the outside, is the imperial, which is generally filled with six or seven persons more, and a heap of luggage, which latter also occupies the basket, and generally presents a pile, half as high again as the coach, which is secured by ropes and chains, tightened by a large iron windlass, which also constitutes another appendage of this moving mass. The body of the carriage rests upon large thongs of leather, fastened to heavy blocks of wood, instead of springs, and the whole is drawn by seven horses." - A European tourist's description of a stagecoach in the early 19th century The United States is a massive country, with the continental 48 states covering over three million square miles. From the 13 colonies along the Atlantic Ocean, the nation spread ever westward, and before automobiles, airplanes, and railroads, the most reliable transportation was one's own two feet or a horse. Wagons, whether covered or uncovered, have been used to haul people and supplies for centuries. Roman armies marched with mule-powered wagons, and the Hussites utilized them to form defensive works in warfare. By the time the United States came into existence, wagons were a tried and true method of transportation, and to that end, men and their families expanded westward in wagons and stagecoaches, the automobiles of the era. Driven by oxen, horses, or mules, wagons and stagecoaches allowed people to traverse long distances much faster than walking, and although this form of travel remained relatively slow and perilous, the journey was often considered worth the risk. Some saw the potential profits in moving to the frontier, and as the nation expanded, enterprising individuals sought to form companies dedicated to stagecoach travel. In fact, trails would be forged across the country to help spread settlers, and the westward movement of Americans in the 19th century became one of the largest and most consequential migrations in history. Among the paths that blazed west, the most well-known is the Oregon Trail, which was not a single trail but a network of paths that began at one of four "jumping off" points. These trails branched off at various points and stretched roughly half the country, and hundreds of thousands of settlers would use it, yet the Oregon Trail is famous not so much for its physical dimensions but for what it represented. As many who used the Oregon Trail described in memoirs, the West represented opportunities for adventure, independence, and fortune. The stagecoaches and wagons were the vehicles carrying the supplies and people, making them crucial in shaping the nation. Stagecoaches and Wagons: The History of Overland Transportation Companies and Methods in 19th Century America looks at the vehicles that helped Americans travel across the young country. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about stagecoaches and wagons like never before.
Download or read book Horse Drawn Commercial Vehicles written by Don H. Berkebile and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 250 authentic royalty-free depictions of lunch wagons, ice wagons, freight wagons, fire engines, stagecoaches, hearses, many other vintage vehicles, shown in detailed engravings and photographs, culled from rare trade periodicals.
Download or read book The Carriage Journal written by Jill Ryder and published by Carriage Assoc. of America. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features Traditional Driving & Two-Wheel Carriages 4 7 CAA Learning Weekend 2003 53 The Practical Side of Carriage Lamps 59 Safety Lessons ·································· 69 The Revival of the Boxhill Coach 70 Departments The View from the Box 46 Tack Room Talk: Fitting a Two-Wheel Vehicle 51 How I Became Hooked: Morris & Bodoh 57 Memories Mostly Horsy 62 The Road Behind: Education of the Driving Horse 65 Letters to the Editor 68 Book Reviews 73
Download or read book Stagecoach Travel written by Louise Allen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stagecoach was the travel wonder of its age: passengers could board a fast coach and be shuttled from one end of the country to the other, stopping only in stages to hitch up fresh horses and take a little light refreshment at coaching inns. Though coaches first appeared in the sixteenth century, stagecoach travel reached its heyday between about 1750 and 1850, leading to great improvements in British roads, which in return encouraged faster and expanded services. This book details the routes, proprietors and coaching inns, the customers and why they chose to travel, and also the perils of early road travel, including highwaymen. The legacy of stagecoach travel is also explored, making this an essential introduction.
Download or read book The Carriage Journal written by Jill Ryder and published by Carriage Assoc. of America. This book was released on 200-10-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features Shelburne Farms: The 2001 CAA Conference ..... 287 The "Compleat" Coachbuilder, Part Two 294 Walnut Hill 30th Anniversary 300 Leather and its Manufacture 306 The Craft of the Wainwright: The Trimmer 308 Departments The View from the Box 286 The Road Behind: On Specifying Whips 293 Memories Mostly Horsy 297 Letters to the Editor 304 Book Reviews 311 The Carriage Trade 312
Download or read book An Essay on the Construction of Wheel carriages as They Affect Both the Roads and the Horses written by Joseph Storrs Fry and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century written by Robert Routledge and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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