Countdown Day 7 - Awesome Carriages in History

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While I was writing my most recent release, Cause of Conflict, I was curious as to what kind of carriage my characters would most likely take around New York City. The first thing that came to my mind was a hansom cab, like the one Fred Astaire drove during the movie Top Hat.

However, I found this totally awesome website put together by the Long Island Museum which shows carriages from that era, and I learned that the hansom cab wasn't in common use until ten years after my book was set, so I had to use a regular cab instead. That's all right - better to be accurate, even though the word "hansom" is more fun to use.

The thing I love about this website is the way it shows all the varieties of carriages and tells the uses for each. The pictures are fantastic - look at this one.

There are pictures of the interiors of some of the carriages as well. Not only was the time I spent on the site educational, but it was so much fun. I'm not saying I want to give up my car, but I wouldn't mind spending an afternoon riding around in one of these beauties.

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Day   of Countdown to Leap into Love featuring:

Amelia Adams

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