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Service, The U.S. Postal : AN AMERICAN POSTAL PORTRAIT: A PHOTOGRAPHIC LEGACY

Collins Reference, 2000

ISBN 9780060199005

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The mail has a powerful connection with the American people. Who hasn't sha red the experience of waiting eagerly for a letter to arrive or felt the ru sh of excitement at hearing footsteps near the door signaling the arrival o f a delivery? This first-ever photographic history of the United States Postal Service pa ys tribute to the everyday people who have worked through rain, sleet, and snow to bring mail to American families. In over 200 rarely seen photograph s, beginning with the advent of photography in 1860 and continuing to the p resent, An American Postal Portrait celebrates the fascinating behind-the-s cenes stories, the innovative technological accomplishments, and the unique imprint the Postal Service workforce has made on American life. Starting with the earliest Post Office outposts on the remote western front ier, the photographs highlight the great events, ideas, and inventions of t he past century and a half-- from mail delivery by stagecoach and horseback to the rapid utilization of the railroads and airplanes to the sophisticate d sorting machines automating the processing of mail today. Captivating and unforgettable, these pages trace our nation's progress from its rural and isolated past to the high-tech, information-driven present, revealing a Pos tal Service that has helped to bind our growing nation together--one that c ontinues to march in unison with America into the future. Compiled from the collection of the United States Postal Service, the National Archives,, Very Good/Very Good

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