Mail Story of the Flood (1927 New England Flood
by Pease, Samuel J (Railway Mail Service Chief Clerk: Editing and Foreword by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket. Covers have small random stain spots. Title: some of gilt has flaked away. End papers age-toned. Strong bi
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC / Concord Press Printer NH.: Railway Mail Service / U.S. Post Office Department., 1928. Presumed 1st; "1" beside Union insignia, title page.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Covers have small random stain spots. Title: some of gilt has flaked away. End papers age-toned. Strong binding. Mostly clean interior, some age-toning at outside pages.. 1 First edition. 80 p. Dark blue textured cloth over boards. Stitched and stapled binding. Gilt stamped titles, front. Durable glossy text paper. B&W photos: news, formal portraits. For this record of mail service during and following the devastating widespread November 1927 flooding in Vermont and New Hampshire, the Supervisory Officials of the Railway Mail Service of the First Division (New England) requested stories and photos of postmasters and employees. From Foreword: "The tale should show the courage, devotion, resourcefulness and dependability of the great army of postal workers when the people whom they serve are suddenly confronted with a great catastrophe". Most of the mail and parcel post items were then delivered by the rails. Town by town accounts, mostly are for hard-hit Vermont, with accounts also from western New Hampshire and eastern New York State. Bridges buildings, roadways, and rails were all damaged. Orders from headquarters in Boston and New York said, "Move the Mail".
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.NE0350008287
- Title
- Mail Story of the Flood (1927 New England Flood
- Author
- Pease, Samuel J (Railway Mail Service Chief Clerk: Editing and Foreword by)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket. Covers have small random stain spots. Title: some of gilt has flaked away. End papers age-toned. Strong bi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed 1st; "1" beside Union insignia, title page.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Railway Mail Service / U.S. Post Office Department.
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC / Concord Press Printer NH.
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- November 1927 flooding, Vermont, western New Hampshire, eastern New York State; Railway Mail Service of the First Division (New England); Catastrophe response;
- Bookseller catalogs
- New England;
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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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