The People's Post book
The People's Post book
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Author: Dominic Sandbrook
Number of Pages: 1 pages
Published Date: 02 Feb 2012
Publisher: BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9781445890487
File size: 17 Mb
File Name: The.People's.Post.pdf
Download Link: The People's Post
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This is a Narrative history of the Post Office written and presented by Dominic Sandbrook. This is a fifteen-part BBC Radio 4 series exploring the origins of the Post Office, how it became a cherished national institution, and how it adapted to globalisation and commercialisation. It's called "Royal Mail" but it should be known as "The People's Post". Launched in 1516 by Henry VIII, it was intended to support royal communications and bolster intelligence. It was only a rise in literacy, trade and interest that stimulated a demand for a public service, and it wasn't until the advent of the Penny Black in 1840 that it became affordable to the general public. Over the centuries, the Post Office has become a much-loved social institution, linking people together and extending their vision outward into the wider world. How the people made it their own is a fascinating story that has not been told. As "Royal Mail" confronts an uncertain future, Dominic Sandbrook's engrossing history charts the development of the British postal service and discovers, through the correspondence of ordinary people, the role the post has played in forging our national identity - at the heart of which is freedom of speech.
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The People's Post by Dominic Sandbrook
Author: Dominic Sandbrook
Number of Pages: 1 pages
Published Date: 02 Feb 2012
Publisher: BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9781445890487
File size: 17 Mb
File Name: The.People's.Post.pdf
Download Link: The People's Post
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This is a Narrative history of the Post Office written and presented by Dominic Sandbrook. This is a fifteen-part BBC Radio 4 series exploring the origins of the Post Office, how it became a cherished national institution, and how it adapted to globalisation and commercialisation. It's called "Royal Mail" but it should be known as "The People's Post". Launched in 1516 by Henry VIII, it was intended to support royal communications and bolster intelligence. It was only a rise in literacy, trade and interest that stimulated a demand for a public service, and it wasn't until the advent of the Penny Black in 1840 that it became affordable to the general public. Over the centuries, the Post Office has become a much-loved social institution, linking people together and extending their vision outward into the wider world. How the people made it their own is a fascinating story that has not been told. As "Royal Mail" confronts an uncertain future, Dominic Sandbrook's engrossing history charts the development of the British postal service and discovers, through the correspondence of ordinary people, the role the post has played in forging our national identity - at the heart of which is freedom of speech.
Read online The People's Post Buy The People's Post Download The People's Post for pc, mac, kindle, readers Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook The People's Post