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History Post-confederation (1867-)

More than words

Readings in transport, communication and the history of postal communication

edited by John Willis

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 2007
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • eBook

    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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