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Clock and Compass: How John Byron Plato Gave Farmers a Real Address
Mark Monmonier
When an interested buyer eager to see his calves couldn’t find his farm, John Byron Plato realized that an RFD postal address was only good for delivering mail. His solution was a map-and-directory combo that used direction and distance. What follows is a tale of persistence and failure as rural farming declined.
196 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 12, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9781609388218 |
| Publishers | University of Iowa Press |
| Pages | 196 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 118 g |
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