Author : Richard R. John
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674833425
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Spreading the News by : Richard R. John
Download or read book Spreading the News written by Richard R. John and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998-11-15 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its establishment in 1775 to the commercialization of the electric telegraph in 1844, the American postal system spurred a communications revolution as far-reaching as the revolutions associated with the telephone and computer. John tells the story of that revolution and the challenge it posed for American business, politics, and culture.