About this episode
<p>For most of human history, horsepower made the world go. Then came the machines. So why are there still seven million horses in America? (Part one of a series, “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/the-horse-is-us/">The Horse Is Us</a>.”)</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/authors/ann-norton-greene/">Ann N. Greene</a>, historian of 19th century America, retired professor at the University of Pennsylvania.</li><li><a href="https://www.eiu.com/n/people/constance-hunter/">Constance Hunter</a>, chief economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit.</li><li>Elizabeth Bortuzzo, professional horse rider.</li><li><a href="https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/people/paul/">Mark Paul</a>, professor of economics at Rutgers University.</li><li><a href="https://www.peterfrankopan.com/">Peter Frankopan</a>, professor of global history at Oxford History.</li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>RESOURCES:</strong><ul><li>"<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wNEqiJ6rpx3KzwqE0nUtq55TLzHQQsxk/view">2023 Economic Impact Study of the U.S. Horse Industry</a>," (<i>American Horse Council Foundation</i>, 2024).</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4ns7wRR"><i>Riding to Arms</i></a><i>, </i>by Charles Caramello (2022).</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/49zWWVA"><i>The Horse in the City</i></a><i>, </i>by Clay McShane and Joel Tarr (2011).</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Wt1qWz"><i>Horses at Work</i></a><i>, </i>by Ann Norton Greene (2008).</li></ul></li></ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>