Isbn: 9780282856434 - forty years at the post-office (classic reprint) (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the story of the author's forty years working in the postal system in the mid to late 1800s. It was a period of immense change for the postal system, particularly in Britain. The author played a key role in the transformation of the telegraph system, which was purchased by the Post Office in 1870 and then further modernised and expanded, bringing fast, accurate, inexpensive telegraphy to the general population. The author describes in detail the challenges, setbacks, and ultimate successes of this enormous undertaking. The book provides a fascinating insight into this transformative period of technological and communications history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…