Masters of the Post. The authorized history of the Royal Mail
Details:
- Author(s) Campbell-Smith, Duncan
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2011
- Pages 880pp; illus
- Publisher Penguin
- Place Published London
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Winner of the Wadsworth Prize for Business History, 2011. Scholarly work. Commissioned history providing an account of the Royal Mail from 16th century to present day. Structured in three parts: 1] 'Arm of the state' - 'A thing above all things, 1512-1659' / 'A network for the nation, 1660-1764' / Coaches and communications, 1764-1829' / 'Rowland Hill and postal reform, 1830-64' / 'In a league of its own, 1864-1914'; 2] 'War and peace' - 'Men to trenches, women to benches, 1914-21' / 'From ancient regime to modern age, 1921-39' / 'Pillar of the state, 1939-49'; 3] 'No ordinary business' - 'Bright hopes blighted, 1949-64' / 'Getting out of the Civil Service, 1964-69' / 'A dismal decade, 1969-79' / 'Dearing's daring design' / 'No end of a crisis, 2002-10'. Appendices