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

Spreading the news : the American postal system from Franklin to Morse / Richard R. John.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	John, Richard R., 1959- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
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:	Click for online access

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