These cumbersome vehicles were as convenient as if dinosaurs

These cumbersome vehicles were as convenient as if dinosaurs had survived to be used by cowboys for driving cattle

📖 Barbara W. Tuchman

🌍 American | 👨‍💼 Historian

🎂 January 30, 1912 – ⚰️ February 6, 1989

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In "The First Salute," Barbara W. Tuchman explores the challenges and absurdities of certain modes of transportation from historical contexts. She uses a vivid analogy to convey how clunky and outdated some vehicles were, comparing them to the idea of dinosaurs being harnessed by cowboys for cattle driving. This imagery highlights the inconvenience and impracticality of such technology in its time. Tuchman's writing reflects on how these cumbersome vehicles, while innovative...

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