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100 1 _aThrupp, George Athelstane,
_d1822-1905
245 1 4 _aThe History of Coaches
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-06-11
508 _aProduced by MWS, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The History of Coaches" by George Athelstane Thrupp is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the development and evolution of coaches and carriages over various epochs, highlighting their significance in transport, art, and society throughout the ages. It serves as a comprehensive guide for those interested in the history of vehicle design and coachbuilding techniques from antiquity to modern times. The opening of the text details Thrupp's motivations for writing, as he was commissioned to prepare lectures for the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce in 1876. He opted to focus on the history of coachbuilding rather than a mere technical guide to vehicle construction. The introduction lays the groundwork for a chronological exploration, beginning with early wheels and sledges used in ancient civilizations, progress through various significant epochs in transport history, and the first coaches seen in England. Thrupp notes the challenges he faced in assembling historical data, highlighting the gaps in literature and resources available on the subject. This sets the stage for an in-depth examination of ancient vehicles and their implications on culture and technology over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCarriages and carts
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49194
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