Neither snow nor rain : a history of the United States Postal Service
Record details
- ISBN: 0802126405
- ISBN: 9780802126405
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 316 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm - Edition: First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grove Press, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-299) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | United States Postal Service History Postal service United States History |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Neither Snow nor Rain
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Table of Contents
Neither Snow nor Rain
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Prologue | p. xi | |
1 | The Founding Father | p. 1 |
2 | Interlopers I | p. 22 |
3 | Comstockery | p. 46 |
4 | A Businessman at the Post Office | p. 65 |
5 | Into the Sky | p. 87 |
6 | A Stamp Collector in the White House | p. 113 |
7 | Mount Semrow | p. 141 |
8 | The Day the Mail Stopped | p. 159 |
9 | Interlopers II | p. 182 |
10 | Going Postal | p. 202 |
11 | You've Got Mail! | p. 221 |
12 | "Thank God for Amazon" | p. 237 |
Epilogue | p. 257 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 261 | |
Notes | p. 265 | |
Index | p. 301 |