Spreading the news : the American postal system from Franklin to Morse /

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This text tells the story of the communications revolution spurred by the American postal system and the challenge it posed for American business, politics and cultural life.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: John, Richard R., 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998, ©1995.
Edition:1st pbk ed.
Subjects:
Postal service > United States > History.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Communication Studies.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Postal service
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Postal System as an Agent of Change
  • 2. The Communications Revolution
  • 3. Completing the Network
  • 4. The Imagined Community
  • 5. The Invasion of the Sacred
  • 6. The Wellspring of Democracy
  • 7. The Interdiction of Dissent
  • Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Index

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