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The Opened Letter: Networking in the Early Modern British World (The Early Modern Americas)

Full title: The Opened Letter: Networking in the Early Modern British World (The Early Modern Americas)
ISBN: 9780812246483
ISBN 10: 0812246489
Authors: O'Neill, Lindsay
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Num. pages: 272
Binding: Hardcover
Language: en
Published on: 2014

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Synopsis

In The Opened Letter, historian Lindsay O'Neill explores the importance and impact of networking via letter-writing among the members of the elite from England, Irela.nd, and the colonies. --Jacket. The Perils of the Post Office -- Mapping the Epistolary World -- Networking in the Epistolary World -- Nurturing the Epistolary World -- New Networks and Letters Less Familiar -- Stirring News and the Role of the Letter. Lindsay O'Neill. Includes bibliographical references and index.