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Watch Out, Here Comes a Horesless Carriage |
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Watch Out, Here Comes a Horesless Carriage
By Jane Runyon |
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1 Before the 1900's, man had to pretty much depend on his own two feet or animal power to get from place to place. Advances in transportation had been made. Robert Fulton had invented a steam engine. This engine was now used to propel boats up and down the Mississippi River as well as on oceans. Using steam to propel a land vehicle had been a success on overland trains. But stoking a fire to make steam for a vehicle for personal use just didn't seem feasible. Inventors had tried with little success.