A Note on the Horse as an Urban Power Source

Journal of Urban History

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 434-448

  Tarr, Joel A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84997941930     PISSN: 00961442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009614429902500306     Document Type: Article

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