Ten Years Among the Mail Bags : (Registro nro. 81679)
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 14007212 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HE |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Holbrook, James, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1812-1864 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ten Years Among the Mail Bags : |
| Remainder of title | Or, Notes from the Diary of a Special Agent of the Post-Office Department |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2012-09-22 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Christian Boissonnas, The<br/>Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net<br/>and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Ten Years Among the Mail Bags" by James Holbrook is a collection of narratives based on the author's experiences as a Special Agent for the U.S. Post-Office Department, written in the mid-19th century. The book aims to address the various forms of dishonesty and crime that the postal system encountered, detailing the author's investigations into widespread mail thefts and the moral implications of such misconduct, as well as its consequences on individuals and the community. The opening portion of the work establishes the context of rampant mail thefts occurring along a route from Boston to a rural town. Holbrook describes the impact of these crimes on the students at a local academy, as they depend on remittances from their families to cover expenses. As fears grow regarding the integrity of the postal service, Holbrook begins his investigation under a commission from the Postmaster General. He uncovers a series of fraudulent activities, targeting the post master himself, and navigates the challenges of gathering evidence against a figure previously trusted within the community. The narrative is framed as both a detective story and a moral commentary on the temptations faced by those in positions of trust. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Postal service -- United States |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40840">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40840</a> |
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