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The Postal Age : The Emergence of Modern Communications in Nineteenth-Century America, Paperback / softback Book

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

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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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