The Postal Age - The Emergence of Modern Communications in Nineteenth-Century America The Emergence of Modern Communications in Nineteenth-Century America

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  • Engels
  • Paperback
  • 9780226327211
  • 01 september 2007
  • 238 pagina's
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Presents an argument that postal network initiated cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that defines our world of telecommunications. This book traces these shifts from their beginnings. It paints a picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for communications.



Many of us may not realize that what we now call snail mail was once just as revolutionary as e-mail and text messages are today. As David M. Henkin argues in "The Postal Age", a burgeoning postal network initiated major cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that now defines our ever-evolving world of telecommunications. This fascinating history traces these shifts from their beginnings in the mid-1800s, when cheaper postage, mass literacy, and migration combined to make the long-established postal service a more integral and viable part of everyday life. Through original correspondence and public discussions from the time period, Henkin tells the story of how Americans adjusted to a new world of long-distance correspondence, crowded post offices, junk mail, valentines, and dead letters. Throughout, "The Postal Age" paints a vibrant picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for personal and impersonal communications.

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01 september 2007
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Hoofdauteur
David M. Henkin
Tweede Auteur
DM Henkin
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University Of Chicago Press

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The Postal Age: The Emergence of Modern Communications in Nineteenth-Century America

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