Kirkman, Marshall Monroe, 1842-1921 · New York, Chicago, The World Railway Publishing Company · leaf 110
104 ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION effective use in battle. The great plain of Esdra- elon was one of those spots. The chariot was gen- erally used for land carriage in primitive times. It was easily constructed, strong, accessible, and capable of withstanding the hard usage to which it was subjected in that… … Xerxes, in his invasion of Greece, is said to have had a carriage, which he used in common with his chariot. This is about the first mention we have of such a vehicle. Indeed, its use would not have been possible at a much earlier date. Until the time of Darius (five hundred and twenty years before…
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