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AMYOT, CHANTAL AND WILLIS, JOHN Country Post: Rural Postal Service in Canada 1880 to 1945
Canada, Canadian Museum of Civilization. 2003, First Edition. (ISBN: 0 660 18998 4) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Also issued in French under title "Le courrier est arrive! La post rurale au Canada de 1880 a 1945". Very clean, sound copy (probably unread). 210 pages including: detailed Index; Selected Bibliography; detailed Endnotes. Many illustrations, both black and white, sepia and full colour: reproductions of historic photographs, posters; items of equipment; buildings; annotated maps; tables; charts. "The rural post office in Canada was once a vibrant institution of sociability and communication in Canada. Its impact was both tangible and inescapable .. The mail brought books, magazines and newspapers that helped to shape the politics and culture of the country. It brought letters, sometimes money, from friends and family away at work or at war. It brought parcels and care-packages containing good things to eat. The local mailbox provided access to the growing national economy, via the convenience of the postal money order, the postal savings bank, and the mail-order.catalogue." A window on the past and Canadian rural society. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued.
Offered for US$ 35.00 by: Well Read Books (formerly Literacy Nanaimo) - Book number: 003303
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