Conestoga wagon, 1750-1850 : freight carrier for 100 years of America's westward expansion

Conestoga wagon, 1750-1850 : freight carrier for 100 years of America's westward expansion

3d ed.

York, Pa. : George Shumway, publisher, 1968.

xii, 281 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

388.341 S562 1968

(OCoLC)00452366

First published in 1964.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The conestoga wagon's place in history. The emergence of an American wagon in colonial Pennsylvania -- General Braddock's wagons -- Routes, roads, and turnpikes -- Accounts of travel on the road -- Taverns along the way -- Lore of the wagoners -- Men who made the wagons -- The conestoga horse, and team. The conestoga horse -- The team and its control / Albert I. Drachman -- Harnesses and accessories -- The conestoga wagon. Nomenclature of wagon parts -- The building of a wagon / William Henry Stanton -- Wagon beds or boxes -- Running gear -- Wagon accessories.
77.1.510

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