| Horse-Drawn Carriages and Sleighs: Elegant Vehicles from New England and New Brunswick Contributor(s): Dickinson, Peter (Author), Wilbur, Richard (Author), Atkinson, Brian (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0887806163 ISBN-13: 9780887806162 Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - Transportation - Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades |
| Dewey: 688.6 |
| LCCN: 2004380982 |
| Series: Formac Illustrated History |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8.25" W x 9.13" (0.52 lbs) 72 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For many years some of the finest craftsmen throughout North America laboured in factories large and small to produce carriages and sleighs. This book celebrates their skills and artistry. This full-colour book presents the full range of vehicles they produced: carts, carriages, sleighs, buggies and slovens -- from the very grand opera bus to the functional ox wagon. The text looks at design developments, the variety of usage and technological details. This book draws on one of the finest collections of horse-drawn vehicles in North America, at New Brunswick's Kings Landing Settlement near Fredericton, with photographs were taken on site with animators in period costume and horses harnessed. It shows how the carriage-making industry in New Brunswick developed over time, relative to the development of roads. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilbur, Richard: - RICHARD WILBUR has maintained a dual career as a teacher of Canadian history and a freelance journalist. His books include Rise of French New Brunswick and Silver Harvest, the Fundy Weirmen's Story, which won the Canadian Historical Association Regional Certificate Award. He lives in St. Andrews NB.Dickinson, Peter: - PETER DICKINSON is a historian at Kings Landing Historical Settlement, Prince William, New Brunswick. He lives in Beaver Dam. |