Coaches - The Beginnings 8
Romon Currus 9
Hungarian Kotschwagen 10
Early Coaches 11
A Great British Tradition 13
Eras in British History 13
Elizabethan Era 14
Stuart Era 15
Georgian Era 16
Victorian Era 18
Edwardian Era 20
The Evolution of Coach Construction 21
Suspension Systems 22
The Axle 24
Springs 26
Brakes 28
Some Innovations Did Not Catch On 29
Types of Coaches 30
The Stagecoach 31
The Mail Coach 38
The Road Coach 49
The Private Road Coach 54
The Park Drag 57
How do you tell a Park Drag from a Road 64
Coaches in France 72
Gala Coaches 77
America Gets Its Coaches 79
The Horse Has to Get There First 80
Roads and Carriages 82
The Golden Age and the Gilded Age 85
Westward Ho! 95
Putting Together a Coach and Four 98
Harnessing 98
Coach Horses 100
Driving a Four-in-Hand 106
Attire 114
Coaching Today 117
Clubs, Organizations, Associations and Museums 118
Coaching Meets 122
Shows 124
Coaching with Gloria 126
Appendix 134
Timeline and Trivia 135
Sources 138
