The prairie post office : enlarging the common life in rural North Dakota /
Phillips, K. Amy, 1956-
The prairie post office : enlarging the common life in rural North Dakota / K. Amy Phillips & Steven R. Bolduc ; photographs by Wayne Gudmundson ; history by Kevin Carvell ; foreword by Darryl Anderson. - First edition. - xxi, 102 pages : color illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 x 28 cm
Includes index.
A history of the Postal Service in northern Dakota Territory and the state of North Dakota / Kevin Carvell -- The role of the prairie post office in providing time-honored public service -- The information and referral role of the prairie post office -- The social role of the prairie post office -- The economic role of the prairie post office -- The role of the prairie post office as deliverer of basic necessities -- The symbolic role of the prairie post office -- Appendix: List of North Dakota post offices named on the 2011 Retail Access Optimization Initiative closings list.
K. Amy Phillips & Steven R. Bolduc ; photographs by Wayne Gudmundson ; history by Kevin Carvell ; foreword by Darryl Anderson.
"Save our post office!" This was the plea when the USPS determined to restructure or close post offices across the United States, including 76 locations in North Dakota. In response, authors Amy Phillips and Steven Bolduc set out to explore the contemporary role of post offices in North Dakota and document an essential institution. Includes a history of northern Dakota Territory and North Dakota rural postal services by Kevin Carvell and 100+ color photos by Wayne Gudmundson.
9780911042924 091104292X
2016939824
United States Postal Service--History.
Post office stations and branches--History.--North Dakota
Rural free delivery--History.--North Dakota
Rural conditions.
The prairie post office : enlarging the common life in rural North Dakota / K. Amy Phillips & Steven R. Bolduc ; photographs by Wayne Gudmundson ; history by Kevin Carvell ; foreword by Darryl Anderson. - First edition. - xxi, 102 pages : color illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 x 28 cm
Includes index.
A history of the Postal Service in northern Dakota Territory and the state of North Dakota / Kevin Carvell -- The role of the prairie post office in providing time-honored public service -- The information and referral role of the prairie post office -- The social role of the prairie post office -- The economic role of the prairie post office -- The role of the prairie post office as deliverer of basic necessities -- The symbolic role of the prairie post office -- Appendix: List of North Dakota post offices named on the 2011 Retail Access Optimization Initiative closings list.
K. Amy Phillips & Steven R. Bolduc ; photographs by Wayne Gudmundson ; history by Kevin Carvell ; foreword by Darryl Anderson.
"Save our post office!" This was the plea when the USPS determined to restructure or close post offices across the United States, including 76 locations in North Dakota. In response, authors Amy Phillips and Steven Bolduc set out to explore the contemporary role of post offices in North Dakota and document an essential institution. Includes a history of northern Dakota Territory and North Dakota rural postal services by Kevin Carvell and 100+ color photos by Wayne Gudmundson.
9780911042924 091104292X
2016939824
United States Postal Service--History.
Post office stations and branches--History.--North Dakota
Rural free delivery--History.--North Dakota
Rural conditions.