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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shumway, George (Author)
Other Authors:	Eggenhofer, Nicholas, 1897-1985 (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Williamsburg? Va.] : Early American Industries Association, ©1964.
Subjects:	Wagons. Transportation > United States > History. Freight and freightage > United States > History. Transport de marchandises > États-Unis > Histoire. Freight and freightage. Transportation. United States. History.

Table of 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.