Inside Western Union e-bog
39,92 DKK
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Recalling the days before the advent of the internet and social media, when rapid written communication came not electronically, but electromechanically, Inside Western Union is a nostalgic collection of anecdotes by Mike Rivise, an experienced sales manager.In this fascinating book, first published in 1950, the author draws on his own experiences to with many tales of demanding customers who e...
E-bog
39,92 DKK
Forlag
Papamoa Press
Udgivet
13 januar 2019
Genrer
1KBB
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781789123142
Recalling the days before the advent of the internet and social media, when rapid written communication came not electronically, but electromechanically, Inside Western Union is a nostalgic collection of anecdotes by Mike Rivise, an experienced sales manager.In this fascinating book, first published in 1950, the author draws on his own experiences to with many tales of demanding customers who expected the most from their messenger boys, recalls stories of coded messages used to minimize word counts, and provides accounts of crooks that tried to wire the loot across town for later pick up.Rivise also includes details of the history of the Western Union company, including its early takeover by financier Jay Gould in 1881, its acquisition by American Telephone and Telegraph in 1909 following Gould's death, the arrival of the competing service Postal Telegraph, and the invention of the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse, which revolutionised communication.An invaluable read!