The Passport in America: The History of a Document

by Craig Robertson

Book Overview

In today's world of constant identification checks, it's difficult to recall that there was ever a time when "proof of identity" was not a part of everyday life. And as anyone knows who has ever lost a passport, or let one expire on the eve of international travel, the passport has become an indispensable document. But how and why did this form of identification take on such a crucial role?

In the first history of the passport in the United...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019992757X
• ISBN13: 9780199927579
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"