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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 x 30 cm.
Until the popularization of the family car, horses and humans lived, worked and played side by side. With the invention of the wheel, saddle, bit and bridle, horses pulled far-flung lands closer together at the speed of a gallop. Trade, agriculture, exploration and war, none of these would have been possible in the same way without horses. In dazzling spreads packed with maps, sidebars and other hidden gems, Jennifer Thermes tackles the history of the horse. Horse Power explores horses' evolution. It tracks their migration as they find homes on six continents, and it shows readers what kinds of jobs they've had. And, ultimately, it explores the shift from "horse power" to "horsepower," when humans traded manure in the street for pollution in the air. An encyclopedic look at this amazing animal, Horse Power offers a unique view of world history from atop a horse's back.