British mail-coach services, 1784-1850
The use by the Post Office of riders and carts for mail conveyance on main post routes was by c170 proving deficient as a means of distributing intelligence for an economy about to undergo sustained and rapid economic developments. The appearance of fast light stage-coaches on certain roads at this...
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London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)
1979
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