The development of early American transportation -- The growth of manufacturing in the New Haven area during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries -- The rise of New Haven's Carriage Industry -- Men who made the industry: James Brewster, John Cook, Jonathan Mix, and George t. Newhall -- The industry depicted through catalogues and records -- The decline of the New Haven carriage industry
Summary:
This book traces the emergence of the carriage industry against a background of the general commercial development of New Haven and its surroundings and of the development of transportation throughout the country. The story is continued through the growth of the manufacturing industry to its achievement of a position of national and international prominence until its decline and eventual demise early in the 20th century. -- from Book Jacket.
