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 She uses a vivid analogy to convey how clunky and outdated some vehicles were, comparing them to the idea of dinosaurs being harnessed by cowboys for cattle driving.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 at the time, ultimately served as a reminder of the limitations and inefficiencies of past innovations. The comparison emphasizes the contrast between the expectations of progress and the reality faced by those who relied on these antiquated modes of transport.

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 She uses a vivid analogy to convey how clunky and outdated some vehicles were, comparing them to the idea of dinosaurs being harnessed by cowboys for cattle driving.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 at the time, ultimately served as a reminder of the limitations and inefficiencies of past innovations. The comparison emphasizes the contrast between the expectations of progress and the reality faced by those who relied on these antiquated modes of transport.