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Autore |
Henkin David M |
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Titolo |
The postal age [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of modern communications in nineteenth-century America / / David M. Henkin |
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Chicago, : University Of Chicago Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-95712-7 |
9786611957124 |
0-226-32722-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Postal service - United States - History - 19th century |
Communication - Social aspects - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-217) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Joining a Network -- Part 2. Postal Intimacy -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Many of us may not realize that what we now call snail mail was once just as revolutionary as e-mail and text messages are today. As David M. Henkin argues in The Postal Age, a burgeoning postal network initiated major cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that now defines our ever-evolving world of telecommunications. This fascinating history traces these shifts from their beginnings in the mid-1800s, when cheaper postage, mass literacy, and migration combined to make the long-established postal service a more integral and viable part |
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