Masters of the Post
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'Vivid detailed colourful ... a first-class history ... all sorts of delights leap out of these pages' Daily Telegraph
From the very first 'master of the post' in 1512 to the vast network of today the Royal Mail is an intrinsic part of everyday life in Britain. This book tells its extraordinary story in full. Whether describing the sensation caused by the penny post in 1840 the Post Office boffins who helped the wartime code-breakers of Bletchley Park the Great Train Robbery of 1963 the growth of telegrams and telephones or the many visionaries philanthropists and firebrands who made the service what it is today Masters of the Post shows how the history of the Royal Mail is our history.Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0241957664
ISBN13:9780241957660
Release Date:December 2012
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:768 Pages
Weight:2.42 lbs.
Dimensions:2.0" x 5.3" x 8.5"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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