{"product_id":"on-time-delivery-william-s-schneider-9781602231672","title":"On Time Delivery: The Dog Team Mail Carriers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the turn of the twentieth century in interior Alaska, dog team mail carriers were charged with maintaining the trail systems and carrying the mail until they were replaced in the late 1930s and '40s by airplane mail service. With the advent and widespread adoption of aviation, many of the trails were abandoned, and a generation of rural Alaskans has now grown up with few ties to the overland trail system that supported their grandparents and inspired modern traditions such as the world-famous Iditarod Race.In addition to chronicling the history of this unique postal service, \u003ci\u003eOn Time Delivery\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to the men who carried the mail and the families who supported them, and considers the changing nature of how people experience the country where they live--and how this is affected by the systems of communication and transportation upon which they depend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William S. Schneider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1602231672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781602231672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Alaska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"William S. Schneider","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097003761919,"sku":"9781602231672","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-time-delivery-william-s-schneider-9781602231672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}