Project Gutenberg 2014-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 936 Straus, Ralph 1882 1950 Forbes, Robert Erstone 13009767 Carriages & Coaches: Their History & Their Evolution Carriages and Coaches: Their History and Their Evolution Produced by Chris Curnow, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Carriages & Coaches: Their History & Their Evolution" by Ralph Straus is a detailed historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the development and evolution of wheeled vehicles, particularly focusing on carriages and coaches, from primitive designs to more sophisticated iterations utilized throughout history. It aims to provide a non-technical description, making it accessible to a general audience interested in the social history and engineering aspects of these transport mediums. At the start of the work, Straus sets the stage by discussing the origins of the wheel and early methods of transportation, including sledges. He explains how the discovery of the wheel transformed the way humans transported goods and people, marking a significant evolution in both technological and social contexts. The opening portion highlights the simplicity of early vehicles, with examples from various cultures, and begins to paint a picture of how these innovations laid the groundwork for the intricate and ornate carriages that would follow in centuries to come. This foundational context establishes both the engineering and historical significance of carriages as they evolved through different eras. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46216/46216-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Carriages and carts GT Text Category: History - Other Category: Engineering & Technology 722579 2025-09-18T14:50:21.725066 text/html 664861 2024-10-24T08:32:50 text/html 1303535 2025-09-18T14:50:33.929000 application/epub+zip 1313094 2025-09-18T14:50:24.057077 application/epub+zip 328060 2025-09-18T14:50:22.853083 application/epub+zip 1545114 2025-09-18T14:50:40.714016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1482394 2025-09-18T14:50:32.714021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502497 2022-09-21T04:46:42.942068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546310 2025-09-18T14:50:19.850116 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 526366 2024-10-24T08:32:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16320 2025-09-18T14:50:40.872970 application/rdf+xml 24814 2025-09-18T14:50:23.046058 image/jpeg 3581 2025-09-18T14:50:22.951062 image/jpeg 1215612 2025-09-18T14:50:21.887120 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog