Country post
Subtitle: rural postal service in Canada, 1880 to 1945
By: Chantal Amyot and John Willis.
Contributors: Willis, John.; Canadian Museum of Civilization.; Canadian Postal Museum.
Series: Mercury series; Paper / Canadian Postal Museum;,; 1; Paper (Canadian Postal Museum) ;; no. 1.
Publisher: Canadian Postal Museum
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Gatineau, Quebec
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Rural free delivery -- Canada -- History.; Postal service -- Canada -- History.; Country life -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.; Service postal rural -- Canada -- Histoire.; Postes -- Canada -- Histoire.; Vie rurale -- Canada -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Description: "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.
Notes: Co-published by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Includes bibliographical references  (p. 197-204) and index.
Issued also in French under title: Le courrier est arrivé, la poste rurale au Canada, 1880-1945.