A General Freight and Passenger Post. A Practical Solution of the Railroad Problem
by Cowles, James Lewis
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896 First edition. Octavo. xiii, [1], 155pp. Red cloth lettered in black on front cover, spine lettered in gilt. Two or three tiny spots to cover, inner front hinge nicely repaired. A fine copy. One of the author's final conclusions is, "The transportation of persons and property is as legitimate a function of the Post-office as is the transportation of letters." Chapters include, The Post Office Since 1839; Abuses of the Present System of Railway Management; Distance a False Basis for the Determination of Railway Rates; and The Cost-of-Service Principle and its Application to Public Transportation, under the Control of the Post-Office. This copy bears a presentation inscription, signed by the author and dated December 26, '96. The Presentation is to "Mr. Charles Howard Shinn" (1852-1924), author of the famous Mining Camps: A Study in American Frontier Government (1885). Shinn was also the business manager of the Overland Monthly from 1885 to 1890..
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- Bookseller
- Argonaut Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7975
- Title
- A General Freight and Passenger Post. A Practical Solution of the Railroad Problem
- Author
- Cowles, James Lewis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Trains, Locomotives, Railroads, Transportation, Post Offce, USPS, History
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