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Spreading the News : The American Postal System from Franklin to Morse
Spreading the News The American Postal System from Franklin to Morse
Author: Richard R. John
In the seven decades from its establishment in 1775 to the commercialization of the electric telegraph in 1844, the American postal system spurred a communications revolution no less far-reaching than the subsequent revolutions associated with the telegraph, telephone, and computer. This book tells the story of that revolution and the challenge ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674833425
ISBN-10: 0674833422
Publication Date: 11/15/1998
Pages: 369
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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