{"product_id":"the-horse-in-the-city-living-machines-in-the-nineteenth-century-paperback","title":"The Horse in the City: Living Machines in the Nineteenth Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClay McShane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel Tarr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonorable mention, 2007 Lewis Mumford Prize, American Society of City and Regional Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClay McShane and Joel A. Tarr, prominent scholars of American urban life, here explore the critical role that the horse played in the growing nineteenth-century metropolis. Using such diverse sources as veterinary manuals, stable periodicals, teamster magazines, city newspapers, and agricultural yearbooks, they examine how the horses were housed and fed and how workers bred, trained, marketed, and employed their four-legged assets. Not omitting the problems of waste removal and corpse disposal, they touch on the municipal challenges of maintaining a safe and productive living environment for both horses and people and the rise of organizations like the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, \u003ci\u003eThe Horse in the City\u003c\/i\u003e brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClay McShane and Joel A. Tarr, prominent scholars of urban life, here explore the critical role of the horse in the growing nineteenth-century metropolis. Using diverse sources, they examine how horses were housed and fed; how workers bred, trained, marketed, and employed their four-legged assets; and how horses affected the physical form of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, \u003ci\u003eThe Horse in the City\u003c\/i\u003e brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in terms of both treatment and health in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresents a rich and complex picture of nineteenth-century urban life. McShane and Tarr have given us a book that is simultaneously an urban social history, a social history of a technology, and an environmental history.--\u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir work will no doubt encourage many scholars to reevaluate what they know about the physical formation of U.S. cities and what was going on in them.\u003ci\u003e--American Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant account of an incredibly important but understudied topic.--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating story of the 'Gelded' Age.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Martin V. Melosi, University of Houston, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sanitary City \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Effluent America\u003c\/i\u003e \"Journal of American History\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClay McShane and Joel A. Tarr, prominent scholars of urban life, here explore the critical role of the horse in the growing nineteenth-century metropolis. Using diverse sources, they examine how horses were housed and fed; how workers bred, trained, marketed, and employed their four-legged assets; and how horses affected the physical form of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, \u003ci\u003eThe Horse in the City\u003c\/i\u003e brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in terms of both treatment and health in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Presents a rich and complex picture of nineteenth-century urban life. McShane and Tarr have given us a book that is simultaneously an urban social history, a social history of a technology, and an environmental history.\"--\u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Their work will no doubt encourage many scholars to reevaluate what they know about the physical formation of U.S. cities and what was going on in them.\"\u003ci\u003e--American Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant account of an incredibly important but understudied topic.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating story of the 'Gelded' Age.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eClay McShane\u003c\/b\u003e teaches history at Northeastern University. \u003cb\u003eJoel A. Tarr\u003c\/b\u003e is the Richard S. Caliguiri University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2008, he received the Leonardo da Vinci Medal for lifetime achievement from the Society for the History of Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47519658901725,"sku":"9781421400433","price":73.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/zOtMvyd3bN9781421400433.webp?v=1772231818","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-horse-in-the-city-living-machines-in-the-nineteenth-century-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}