Masters of the Post: The Authorized History of the Royal Mail
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Masters of the Post: The Authorized History of the Royal Mail
Masters of the Post: The Authorized History of the Royal Mail

Masters of the Post: The Authorized History of the Royal Mail

By
Duncan Campbell-Smith (Author)  

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'Vivid, detailed, colourful ... a first-class history ... all sorts of delights leap out of these pages' Daily Telegraph From the very first 'master of the post' in 1512 to the vast network of today, the Royal Mail is an intrinsic part of everyday life in Britain. This book tells its extraordinary story in full. Whether describing the sensation caused by the penny post in 1840, the Post Office boffins who helped the wartime code-breakers of Bletchley Park, the Great Train Robbery of 1963, the growth of telegrams and telephones, or the many visionaries, philanthropists and firebrands who made the service what it is today, Masters of the Post shows how the history of the Royal Mail is our history.
Duncan Campbell-Smith is a former Financial Times and Economist journalist whose career has also included working in the City and as a management consultant with McKinsey. He holds Visiting Senior Research Fellowships at the Institute of Historical Research and at the Centre for Contemporary British History at King's College, London. His previous books include Follow the Money (Penguin 2008).
  • Contributor: Duncan Campbell-Smith
  • Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN13: 9780241957660
  • Number of Pages: 880
  • Packaged Dimensions: 135x216x39mm
  • Packaged Weight: 741
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Release Date: 2012-11-01
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Duncan Campbell-Smith is a former Financial Times and Economist journalist whose career has also included working in the City and as a management consultant with McKinsey. He holds Visiting Senior Research Fellowships at the Institute of Historical Research and at the Centre for Contemporary British History at King's College, London. His previous books include Follow the Money (Penguin 2008).

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