American passage : the communications frontier in early New England /

"We know surprisingly little about the way news and people traveled in early America. No postal service or newspapers existed-- not until 1704 would readers be able to glean news from a 'public print.' But there was, in early New England, an unseen world of letters, travelers, rumors,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grandjean, Katherine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Temas:
To 1775
Communication > Social aspects > New England > History > 17th century.
Social networks > New England > History > 17th century.
Information behavior > New England > History > 17th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > New England.
Réseaux sociaux > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Comportement dans la recherche de l'information > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Communication > Social aspects
Frontier and pioneer life
Information behavior
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Social networks
New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New England > Social life and customs > To 1775.
New England > Social conditions > 17th century.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Mœurs et coutumes > Jusqu'à 1775.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 17e siècle.
New England
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Footprints
  • 1. The Ocean of Troubles and Trials wherein We Saile
  • 2. A Messenger Comes
  • 3. Native Tongues
  • 4. Post Haste
  • 5. An Adder in the Path
  • 6. Terror Ubique Tremor
  • Milestones
  • A Note on Method
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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