Neither snow nor rain: a history of the United States Postal Service
Founded by Benjamin Franklin, USPS was the information network that bound far-flung Americans together, fostered a common culture, and helped American business to prosper. A first class stamp remains one of the greatest bargains of all time, and yet, the USPS is slowly vanishing. Critics say it is s...
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| Ausgabe: | First Grove Atlantic paperback edition |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Founded by Benjamin Franklin, USPS was the information network that bound far-flung Americans together, fostered a common culture, and helped American business to prosper. A first class stamp remains one of the greatest bargains of all time, and yet, the USPS is slowly vanishing. Critics say it is slow and archaic. Mail volume is down. The workforce is shrinking. Post offices are closing.This is a multifaceted history, full of remarkable characters, from the stamp-collecting FDR, to the revolutionaries who challenged USPS |
| Beschreibung: | xviii, 316 Seiten, [16] unnumerierte Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Portraits 25 cm |
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| spelling | Leonard, Devin Verfasser (DE-588)1126456993 aut Neither snow nor rain a history of the United States Postal Service Devin Leonard First Grove Atlantic paperback edition New York Grove Press [2017] © 2016 xviii, 316 Seiten, [16] unnumerierte Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Portraits 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-299) and index Prologue -- The founding father -- Interlopers I -- Comstockery -- A businessman at the Post Office -- Into the sky -- A stamp collector at the White House -- Mount Semrow -- The day the mail stopped -- Interlopers II -- Going postal -- You've got mail! -- "Thank God for Amazon" -- Epilogue Founded by Benjamin Franklin, USPS was the information network that bound far-flung Americans together, fostered a common culture, and helped American business to prosper. A first class stamp remains one of the greatest bargains of all time, and yet, the USPS is slowly vanishing. Critics say it is slow and archaic. Mail volume is down. The workforce is shrinking. Post offices are closing.This is a multifaceted history, full of remarkable characters, from the stamp-collecting FDR, to the revolutionaries who challenged USPS United States Postal Service / History United States Postal Service fast United States Postal Service / History sears Postal service / United States / History Postal service fast Postal service / United States / History sears Geschichte United States fast USA Erscheint auch als Hardcover-Ausgabe 978-0-8021-2458-6 |
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