Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Set against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution, the book provides valuable insights into society's changing landscapes and the impact of technological advancements on everyday life.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

Primarily a pictorial essay on the development of the wheel starting with the ancient Egyptians to the present.

" --The Columbia (SC) State "[M]eticulously researched. . .illuminat[es] the feeling of a bygone era." --The Portsmouth (NH) Wire Peter Zheutlin has been chasing the story of his great-grandaunt Annie Londonderry for more than four years.

The story of Ford Motor Company’s Model T is the story that launched the American automobile industry--and America’s love affair with the car.

... world on wheels . Men and women show out wonderfully . But whatever you put on to go a - journeying , even to that new silk hat , if you must , never put on airs . They are altogether too gauzy to be warm in winter , or decent in summer ...