History Post-confederation (1867-)
More than words
Readings in transport, communication and the history of postal communication
- Publisher
- Canadian Museum of History
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2007
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-)
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- ISBN
- 9781772824377
- Publish Date
- Jan 2007
- List Price
- $27.99
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Description
More Than Words features the work of more than twenty scholars from Canada and abroad on post-related topics. Drawing on recent trends in social and cultural history, these new essays address the history and importance of the post from such perspectives as infrastructure, technology, nation-building and interpersonal communications.
About the author
John Willis is Curator of Economic History at the Canadian Museum of History. A graduate of Université Laval, with a doctorate in historical geography, Dr. Willis has worked on the history of labour relations, the mail-order catalogue, postal communication, migration and industrialization. His current work focuses on the history of the Canadian–American border. He is editor of the Mercury Series and an adjunct research professor of History at Carleton University.
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