Paper trails : the US post and the making of the American West /

There were five times as many post offices in the United States in 1899 than there are McDonald's restaurants today. During an era of supposedly limited federal government, the United States operated the most expansive national postal system in the world. In this cutting-edge interpretation of...

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United States post and the making of the American West
1. Verfasser:
Blevins, Cameron
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Zusammenfassung:
There were five times as many post offices in the United States in 1899 than there are McDonald's restaurants today. During an era of supposedly limited federal government, the United States operated the most expansive national postal system in the world. In this cutting-edge interpretation of the late nineteenth-century United States, Cameron Blevins argues that the US Post wove together two of the era's defining projects: western expansion and the growth of state power.
Umfang:
1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Anmerkungen:
Includes index.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-005369-0
0-19-755006-1
0-19-005368-2
Schlagworte:
Postal service > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
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