The Horse in the City: Living Machines in the Nineteenth Century

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The Horse in the City Animals, History, Culture Harriet Ritvo, Series Editor The Horse in the City Living Machines in the Nineteenth Century clay mcshane and joel a. tarr The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore © 2007 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2007 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McShane, Clay. The horse in the city : living machines in the nineteenth century / Clay McShane and Joel A. Tarr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-8018-8600-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8018-8600-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Draft horses—United States—History—19th century. 2. Urban animals—United States—History—19th century. I. Tarr, Joel A. (Joel Arthur), 1934– II. Title. sf311.3.u6m37 2007 307.76—dc22 2006030213 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. To our children: Kevin, Susan, and Sharon McShane Michael, Joanna, Maya, and Ilana Tarr And to our grandchildren: Molly, Michael, and Memunatu McShane Benjamin and Samuel Tarr This page intentionally left blank ...