The passport in america offers more than its title suggests in addition to providing a detailed history of the passport from the late eighteenth century to the. The passport in america the history of a document craig robertson abstract in todays world of constant identification checks it is 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 . Note 5 retrouvez the passport in america the history of a document by craig robertson 2012 10 02 et des millions de livres en stock sur amazonfr achetez neuf ou doccasion. In the first history of the passport in the united states craig robertson offers an illuminating account of how this document above all others came to be considered a reliable answer to the question who are you historically the passport originated as an official letter of introduction addressed to foreign governments on behalf of american travelers but as robertson shows it became