The Postal Act of 1879 increased literacy and reduced cover prices, and ________ fueled the booming interest in mass circulation magazines after the Civil War.

A. the emergence of several well-known columnists
B. a growing immigrant population
C. the spread of the railroad
D. interest in social movements

Answer: C

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