Clay Mcshane: 3 books
The Automobile
A Chronology of Its Antecedents, Development and Impact
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
This comprehensive chronology of the automobile covers its engineering as well as the social, cultural and political impact of the car from the invention of the wheel to the O.J. Simpson car chase. It examines the auto industry, the road and roadside, the car in popular culture, fuel history, the...
The Horse in the City
Living Machines in the Nineteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2007
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 but also equipment in breweries, mills, foundries, and machine shops.
Clay McShane and Joel...
The Automobile
A Chronology of Its Antecedents, Development, and Impact
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Originally published in 1997 and now re-issued with some updated material, this chronology lists the major events in the history of the automobile. The automobile cannot be understood without knowing about its pre-history, including technologies such as railroads, carriages and trolley cars. Material...