The Evolution from Horse to Automobile: A Comparative International Study
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Unveiling the Unthinking Machines

78

Invading the Horse Industry

81

Moving from the Periphery to the Center of Society

83

Conjuring Interchangeability in Format a Cheaper Price

85

Establishing Interchangeability in Operation

101

Owning an Entire Stable of Horses in One Vehicle

108

Recognizing Women’s Patronage

109

Supplanting the Horse

128

Conclusion

133

Chapter 3: Case Two: “Breeding” the Jeep: The Conceptualization and Diffusion of the Iron Warhorse

149

General Overview

151

Warhorses and Cavalrymen: Interchangeability in Identity

153

Warhorses and Men of War: Interchangeability in Functional Specifications

156

The Horse on Trial: Pressures to Motorize

159

The “Breeding” of a Cavalry Car: Conceptual Origins

167

Technical Specifications: The Iron Horse in Conceptual Form

171

The Birth of the Warhorse

174

Feminine Origins of the Jeep

176

Displacement of the Horse

182

Warhorse in Action: The Jeep in World War II

185

Jeep Raid as Cavalry Raid

187

Jeep-Cavalry Formation

188

The All-American Wonder

190

The GI and the Jeep

192

Conclusion

196