At the turn of the century, the idea of a machine with a horselike quality—the ability to be self-propelling—seemed preposterous. What seems absurd to us today is the idea of the automobile's dependence on the antiquated horse for acceptance and even survival.

We, having largely forgotten our past and, with our early-twentieth-century predecessors, looking ahead to an unknown future, share a similar sense of puzzlement: how could the motorcar be even remotely interchangeable with the horse?

Yet there was a time, in many places for many people, when such was the case. This book revisits that moment when this connection was immediate and palpable.

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Organization of the Book

Table of Contents

Bibliography

Index