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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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Main Author: Blevins, Cameron, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects and Genres:
Postal service > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
United States > Territorial expansion.
West (U.S.) > History.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Gossamer Network
  • Geography and State Power
  • Stories and Structures
  • Postal Maps, 1860-1883
  • Mail Routes and the Costs of Expansion, 1866-1883
  • The Post Office Window, 1880-1892
  • Money Orders and National Integration, 1864-1895
  • Rural Free Delivery, 1896-1913
  • The Modern American State.

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