Republic Post: Texas Mail Late 1835 to Early 1846

Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 2008. Y1 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has tiny spot stain on the front top left corner, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 11.25"x8.75", 170 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. None of the modern means of communication existed during the days of the Texas Republic except the postal system. That operation in the 1830's and 1840's was crude and inefficient and faced many hardships yet proved to be relatively successful considering all the problems of a startup system in a sparsely settled frontier era. In REPUBLIC POST the pages herein describe the Texas government, the financial situation, the consular service, the postal rates and routes and the methods of delivering the mail. Maps are presented which show locations of post offices including many obscure places which are ghost tomes or just memories today. Other information of Republic post routes previously listed but never before shown on maps. This book tells the whole story of the Republic of Texas postal system with many pertinent illustrations.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.