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.
Material type: TextPublisher: Fargo, ND : North Dakota State University Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: xxi, 102 pages : color illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 x 28 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780911042924
- 091104292X
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 383.4978 P561 | Available | 33111010600845 | ||||
Not for Loan | Main Library | North Dakota Collection | 383.4978 P561 | Not for loan | 33111008861433 |
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.
"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.
K. Amy Phillips & Steven R. Bolduc ; photographs by Wayne Gudmundson ; history by Kevin Carvell ; foreword by Darryl Anderson.