Country post : rural postal service in Canada, 1880 to 1945
- Title
- Country post : rural postal service in Canada, 1880 to 1945 / Chantal Amyot and John Willis.
- Published by
- Gatineau, Quebec : Canadian Postal Museum, c2003.
- Author
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- Description
- 210 p. : ill. (some col.), maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Country Post strives to recreate the postal world of the period 1880 to 1945. Never before or since have postal communications had a more immediate impact on the lives of Canadians, transforming rural life well into the 20th century." "Based on thorough archival research, Country Post is also enriched by the insightful perspective of twenty-eight postmasters from all regions of Canada who were interviewed for this study. The smooth operation of the rural postal service was very much the result of their efforts."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series statement
- Mercury series
- Paper / Canadian Postal Museum;, 1706-4805 ; 1
- Uniform title
- Paper (Canadian Postal Museum) ; no. 1.
- Mercury series.
- Subject
- Contents
- Foreword - Canadian Postal Museum -- Foreword - Canada post -- Foreword - Canadian postmasters and assistants association -- Ch. 1. The transformation of rural society in Canada and the post office -- Ch. 2. The significance and symbolism of post offices and their locations -- Ch. 3. The rural postmaster -- Ch. 4. Social role of the post -- Ch. 5. Sending saving, and spending money -- Conclusion : whither the rural post office?
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Note
- Issued also in French under title: Le courrier est arrivé, la poste rurale au Canada, 1880-1945.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-204) and index.
- Issued by (note)
- Co-published by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.