Project Gutenberg 2015-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 213 Thrupp, George Athelstane 1822 1905 The History of Coaches Produced 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.) "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.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Carriages and carts TS Text Category: History - Other Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Art 339104 2025-07-19T15:15:01.343312 text/html 310249 2024-10-24T17:33:23 text/html 11275911 2025-07-19T15:15:10.515219 application/epub+zip 11258762 2025-07-19T15:15:03.141257 application/epub+zip 189744 2025-07-19T15:15:02.065268 application/epub+zip 11322509 2025-07-19T15:15:16.099213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11272790 2025-07-19T15:15:08.233252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258736 2022-09-22T09:56:44.420668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285882 2025-07-19T15:15:00.441289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265933 2024-10-24T17:33:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16799 2025-07-19T15:15:16.287203 application/rdf+xml 17528 2025-07-19T15:15:02.300281 image/jpeg 2621 2025-07-19T15:15:02.258256 image/jpeg 10370862 2025-07-19T15:15:01.653327 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